MSU Safety & Risk Management (SRM) provides support for confined space entries as needed. Prior to entering a Permit Required Confined Space, a supervisor must complete a PRCS Entry Permit. 

SRM offers training opportunities for MSU employees that may perform a role with confined space work as an entry supervisor, attendant or entrant.

Who Do I Contact if There's an Emergency Regarding A Confined Space?
CALL 911

What is a Confined Space?

According to OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration), a Confined Space has all three of the following characteristics:

  1. Must be large enough and so configured that an employee can enter it and perform the assigned work.
  2. Must have limited or restricted means for entry or exit.
  3. Is not designed for continuous occupancy.

Confined Spaces include, but are not limited to, underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, manholes, pits, silos, process vessels and pipelines. Ditches and trenches may also be a Confined Space when access or egress is limited.

How does a Confined Space differ from a Permit Required Confined Space?

A Permit Required Confined Space will contain all of the above, plus a health or safety hazard.

Confined Space Warning Signs

MSU SRM will assist MSU employees in identifying and providing signage for Confined Spaces in their work area.

When Working with a Permit-Required Confined Space

Contact SRM for assistance with planning the entry, potential controls & air monitoring, or other support.