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Part 90 of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act (MIOSHA, Act Number 154, Public Act 1974, as amended) requires general industry to prepare safe practices and procedures to protect employees from hazards of entry into certain confined spaces. Further, any firm having certain confined spaces shall provide information to the Fire Chief upon request.

CONFINED SPACE SURVEY

To assist our department in fulfilling its responsibilities under MIOSHA, we are requesting that you complete a confined space survey. If your firm does not have any confined space(s), you still need to complete the form. This information can be beneficial to you and our firefighter/rescue personnel when responding to an emergency at your facility.

If the information you provide indicates that your firm has certain confined spaces, we will be contacting you for further information and a more detailed survey of your site. Livonia Fire and Rescue does not currently provide a confined space entry team.

Please complete the survey and forward to the Livonia Fire and Rescue Department, Attention: Senior Fire Inspector. All surveys, including negative responses, will be kept on file for future use and to satisfy MIOSHA requirements. If there is a change regarding the existence of a confined space, please contact us so that we may update our files.

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Confined Space Definitions & Examples

Some definitions and examples of confined spaces are provided on this page.

Confined Space

  • Is large enough and so configured that employees can bodily enter and perform assigned work
  • Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit
  • Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy

Examples of Atmospheric Hazard

  • Airborne combustible dust
  • Flammable/combustible gas or vapors
  • Oxygen concentration/depletion
  • Other toxic or hazardous elements, such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, other poison gasses, etc.

Examples of Chemical Hazard

  • Corrosives
  • Flammable/combustible liquids
  • Organic peroxides
  • Oxidizers
  • Poisons
  • Radioactive material

Examples of Electrical Hazards

  • Any electrical or mechanical hazard within the confined space

Examples of "Other Safety Hazard"

  • Any other unusual or recognized safety or health hazard