The previous Subpart B of part 1915 sets out requirements for work in explosive and other dangerous atmospheres in vessels and vessel sections and applies to shipbuilding, ship repairing, and shipbreaking operations and to related employment. The final rule being promulgated today extends the protection afforded by these previous rules to employees entering any confined or enclosed space or working in any other dangerous atmosphere in or out of a shipyard. The final rule also simplifies and clarifies some of the requirements in the previous standards. The final rule includes requirements for a shipyard competent person, a Marine Chemist, a Certified Industrial hygienist, or a Coast Guard authorized person to evaluate conditions within a confined or enclosed space and to institute measures to ensure that entrants are protected. It also contains requirements for posting unsafe spaces, for safe performance of cleaning, cold work, and hot work, and for classifying a person as a shipyard competent person.
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