Confined spaces and lockout/tagout
CSP written lesson, 10 min read. CSP Domain 1: Advanced Application of Safety Principles
AI-drafted from the cited rules and fact-checked against them. Study aid, not site-specific safety advice. The official rule controls.
What you'll learn
- State the atmospheric thresholds that make an atmosphere hazardous
- Distinguish permit spaces from non-permit spaces and the employer's duties for each
- Assign entrant, attendant and entry supervisor duties
- Explain permit signature, duration, cancellation and program review rules
- Apply the lockout/tagout sequence, scope limits and authorized versus affected roles
What this lesson covers
This lesson covers how OSHA general industry rules separate permit-required confined spaces from ordinary ones, who does what during an entry, and how lockout/tagout controls hazardous energy during servicing. It also sorts out the definitions and numbers the exam likes to swap.
This lesson is included with a pass
Written lessons come with every CSP pass, along with the video lessons, the question bank, mocks and the tutor. $80 per exam or $143 for all three, for 180 days.
Try the free confined spaces and lockout/tagout practice questions
Visualize this
- Walk a machine through the lockout sequence, from shutdown to verifying it won't start.
An interactive diagram, included with every CSP pass.