---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 150.623"
title: "33"
number: "150.623"
heading: "What are the requirements for protecting personnel from hazards associated with confined spaces?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/150.623"
---

# §150.623. What are the requirements for protecting personnel from hazards associated with confined spaces?

- (a) All personnel must be protected by suitable measures from inadvertently entering a confined space containing a hazardous atmosphere that can cause death or serious injury.
- (b) Each deepwater port operator must evaluate the specific hazards associated with entering the port's confined spaces, and develop a confined space safe entry program that complies with:
  - (1) [29 CFR 1910.146](/cfr/29/1910.146.md) for permit-required confined spaces, where applicable; and
  - (2) A national consensus standard, as that term is defined in [29 CFR 1910.2](/cfr/29/1910.2.md), or that is set by a nationally recognized testing laboratory as defined in [29 CFR 1910.7](/cfr/29/1910.7.md) and that provides levels of personnel protection at least equivalent to those provided for shipyard personnel by [29 CFR part 1915](/cfr/29/part1915.md), subpart B.
- (c) To implement the confined space safe entry program, the deepwater port operator must determine the education, training, and experience needed by the designated competent persons to safely conduct their duties, including:
  - (1) Identification, testing, and certification of confined spaces; and
  - (2) **Training of personnel regarding dangers.**
- (d) These measures must be specified in the port operations manual, along with a list of all confined spaces on the port, describing the specific hazards associated with each such space.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39183, July 1, 2013]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), (m)(2), 1509(a); 46 U.S.C. 70034; E.O. 12777, sec. 2; E.O. 13286, sec. 34, 68 FR 10619; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39183, July 1, 2013]