# 1910.146; 1926.1200 — OSHA training requirements by standard: topic, frequency, and CFR citation

For 1910.146; 1926.1200, topic is Confined spaces and confined spaces permit-required training; who must be trained is workers performing entry of a confined space, which is a space large enough that a person can enter and perform work, has limited or restricted means for entry and exit, and is not designed for continuous occupancy; training frequency is Initial training when assigned to confined space duties Retraining before there is a change in assigned duties Retraining when permit space operations are changed to present a hazard for which any worker has not previously received training Whenever the employer has reason to believe either that there are deviations from the permit space entry procedures required by the law, or that there are inadequacies in the worker's knowledge or use of these procedures; retraining triggers is Before there is a change in assigned duties; when permit space operations are changed to present a hazard for which any worker has not previously received training; whenever the employer has reason to believe either that there are deviations from the permit space entry procedures required by the law, or that there are inadequacies in the worker's knowledge or use of these procedures; industry scope is General industry and construction, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Standard:** 1910.146; 1926.1200 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Topic:** Confined spaces and confined spaces permit-required training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who must be trained:** workers performing entry of a confined space, which is a space large enough that a person can enter and perform work, has limited or restricted means for entry and exit, and is not designed for continuous occupancy
- **Training frequency:** Initial training when assigned to confined space duties Retraining before there is a change in assigned duties Retraining when permit space operations are changed to present a hazard for which any worker has not previously received training Whenever the employer has reason to believe either that there are deviations from the permit space entry procedures required by the law, or that there are inadequacies in the worker's knowledge or use of these procedures
- **Retraining triggers:** Before there is a change in assigned duties; when permit space operations are changed to present a hazard for which any worker has not previously received training; whenever the employer has reason to believe either that there are deviations from the permit space entry procedures required by the law, or that there are inadequacies in the worker's knowledge or use of these procedures
- **Industry scope:** General industry and construction _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> At time of hire Train at initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure could occur Annual retraining Confined spaces and confined spaces permit-required training OSHA required: yes OSHA regulation: 1910.146; 1926.1200

## Source

- https://hsi.com/blog/oshas-required-training-frequencies

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2028-08-04.
Part of [OSHA training requirements by standard: topic, frequency, and CFR citation](https://referencesource.org/osha-training-requirements-by-standard/).