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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department ofSubagency 0012 - OSHA - Oil & Gas Well Special Servicing
Chapter 3 - GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS
Section 3-2 - Safety Training and Education

053-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-2

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 3-2 - Safety Training and Education

(a) Education and training of employees in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of unsafe conditions in employments covered by these rules and regulations shall be given, and reviewed on a periodic basis to reinforce the original training.

(b) Each employee shall be instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions, and in the rules and regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any occupational hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

(c) Employees required to handle or use corrosives, explosives, flammable liquids, flammable gases, or toxic materials shall be instructed regarding the safe handling and use, and be made aware of potential hazards, personal hygiene, protective measures, and specific requirements concerning these materials in these rules and regulations.

(d) All employees required to enter into confined or enclosed spaces shall be instructed as to the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the use of protective and emergency equipment required. The employer shall comply with any specific regulations that apply to work in dangerous or potentially dangerous areas.

  • (i) For the purpose of this paragraph, "confined or enclosed space" means any space having a limited means of egress, which is subject to the accumulation of toxic or flammable contaminants or has an oxygen deficient atmosphere. Confined or enclosed spaces include, but are not limited to, storage tanks, bins, boilers, and open top spaces more than four ( 4) feet in depth, such as pits and cellars; however, such pits, cellars and open top spaces less than four (4) feet in depth or with their depth less than one-half the smallest dimension of the top opening are not considered to be confined spaces. These spaces do not include structures with one or more personnel doors, which doors are used routinely for ingress to or egress from an enclosed space, such as a boiler room, generator house or dog house. An inspection or cleanout door or hatch is not considered to be a personnel door.

053-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-2