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  2. Confined space - Wikipedia

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    A confined space is a space with limited entry and egress and not suitable for human inhabitants. Alternative names for a confined space are enclosed space and dangerous space. [1] An example is the interior of a storage tank, occasionally entered by maintenance workers but not intended for human occupancy.

  3. Permit-to-work - Wikipedia

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    Permit-to-work adherence is essential in process safety management. Examples of high-risk jobs where a written permit-to-work procedure may need to be used include hot work (such as welding), confined space entry , cutting into pipes carrying hazardous substances (breaking containment), diving in the vicinity of intake openings, and work that ...

  4. Immediately dangerous to life or health - Wikipedia

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    Examples include high altitudes and unventilated, confined spaces. The OSHA definition is arguably broad enough to include oxygen-deficient circumstances in the absence of "airborne contaminants", as well as many other chemical, thermal, or pneumatic hazards to life or health (e.g., pure helium, super-cooled or super-heated air, hyperbaric or ...

  5. United States regulation of point source water pollution

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    General – A single permit that covers a large number of similar dischargers in a specific geographic area. [3] Examples include the EPA Vessels General Permit and industrial stormwater general permits. Permitting process. The authorized permit issuing body receives and reviews the permit application.

  6. Oil refinery - Wikipedia

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    Permit-Required Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146) Hazardous (Classified) Locations ( 29 CFR 1910.307 ) The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard ( 29 CFR 1910.132 )

  7. Confined space rescue - Wikipedia

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    Confined space rescue is a subset of technical rescue operations that involves the rescue and recovery of victims trapped in a confined space or in a place only accessible through confined spaces, such as underground vaults, storage silos, storage tanks, or sewers. A warning label on a storage tank, indicating that it is a confined space.

  8. Certificate of occupancy - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of obtaining a certificate of occupancy is to prove that, according to the law, the house or building is in liveable condition. Generally, such a certificate is necessary to be able to occupy the structure for everyday use, as well as to be able to sign a contract to sell the space and close on a mortgage for the space.

  9. Special-use permit - Wikipedia

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    These are known as by-right uses. Then there is an extra set of uses known as special uses. To build a use that is listed as a special use, a special-use permit (or conditional-use permit) must be obtained. An example of a special-use permit may be found in a church applying for one to construct a church building in a residential neighborhood ...