Hi Ed, Thanks for your reply.
You responded with: >Regarding workplace size; California OSHA, & I assume Federal OSHA too, takes a strong interest in >workplaces as small as an earth trench. My feeling is that they would consider a workplace anywhere >a worker was located while performing their work. This would range from a rock gallery in a mine, to a >ship's bilge, and even out to a farm field. Maybe the only place not touched by OSHA regs is the >workspace between your ears! All of the places you have described appear to be large enough to accommodate an entire human, therefore, I too believe that OSHA regulations apply. As for OSHA and the ship's bilge, it all depends on where the ship happens to be (if it's outside the territorial limits of the US, OSHA simply should not apply). Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that OSHA cares much what happens inside of a 1/4inch diameter pipe. The NEC, maybe. OSHA, no. As pipes come in a very wide range of sizes (diameters), I thought it best to simply ask how big the pipe was, so that we all would be more able to base an opinion. Any more opinions? Regards, Ron Pickard PS - Heaven forbid that OSHA is allowed to regulate the goings on between my ears! I don't even know what goes on in there myself and something tells me I don't want to know. After all, it's a place where thoughts, feelings and memories are kept and I don't want anyone messing with what's in there, except me of course.
