This document provides guidance on working safely in confined spaces and summarizes the key requirements of the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997. It outlines potential dangers in confined spaces like lack of oxygen, poisonous gases, and fires or explosions. It also describes what constitutes a confined space and emphasizes avoiding entry if possible. For necessary entry, it lists essential elements of a safe system of work including permits, isolation, ventilation, air testing, emergency procedures, communication, rescue equipment and training.
This document summarizes a presentation on confined space safety. It defines what a confined space is according to OSHA standards, and categorizes spaces as permit-required or non-permit required. It outlines the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces including atmospheric, engulfment, and configuration hazards. The presentation reviews entry options and requirements for a permit-required confined space program including identifying hazards, procedures, equipment, responsibilities, permits, and training. It emphasizes the importance of evaluating all spaces, having appropriate entry procedures and equipment, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and a permit system for safely entering permit-required confined spaces.
What is a confined space?
Hazards of entering and working in Confined Spaces
Actions to taken / Preparation before entering a confined space
Checklist prior to commencing work in a confined space
B Part 7 Health And Safety Confined Spaces By J Mc CannJames McCann
1) Confined spaces present serious health and safety risks such as lack of oxygen, dangerous gases, and entrapment.
2) Employers have a legal duty to assess risks associated with confined spaces and implement safe work practices and emergency procedures to protect workers.
3) Key safety measures for working in confined spaces include permits, air testing, ventilation, isolation of hazards, protective equipment, rescue plans, and trained personnel.
This document discusses confined space entry and safety. It defines a confined space as a space large enough for entry, with limited means of entry/exit, not meant for continuous occupancy. Examples include boilers, sewers and bins. Hazards include oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, engulfment and process hazards. Proper entry procedures require isolating, ventilating and testing the atmosphere of the space, using permits and attendants to monitor entrants. Rescue procedures and emergency planning are also vital parts of safe confined space work.
This document discusses hazards and safety procedures for working in confined spaces. It defines a confined space as an enclosed area with limited space and accessibility. Some examples of confined spaces in construction include tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits. Hazards in confined spaces include toxic atmospheres, oxygen deficiency, explosive atmospheres, temperature extremes, and electrical shock. Working in confined spaces is more hazardous than other workspaces because it can be difficult to enter, exit, and perform rescues. Safety procedures for confined spaces include air quality testing, using safety equipment like masks and harnesses, posting warning signs, maintaining ventilation, and restricting entry to authorized personnel only.
This document provides information about confined space entry training. It discusses why the training is required by OSHA, defines key roles like entrant and attendant, and outlines the goals and objectives of becoming familiar with confined space hazards and permit requirements. The document also describes various hazards like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, engulfment, and mechanical/electrical dangers that can be present in confined spaces and the controls like ventilation, monitoring, PPE, lockout/tagout that should be implemented before entry.
This document discusses confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces. It defines key terms like confined space, permit-required confined space, hazardous atmosphere, and provides an overview of the permit system requirements in 29 CFR 1910.146 for entering permit-required confined spaces. It describes the duties of attendants, authorized entrants, entry supervisors, requirements for testing atmospheres and for rescue services.
This document provides an overview of confined space safety training. It defines what constitutes a confined space and permit-required confined space. It identifies several common hazards within confined spaces including atmospheric hazards like oxygen deficiency, flammable or toxic gases, and engulfment hazards. The document outlines the basic confined space entry procedure and roles of the entry supervisor and attendant. It discusses atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, rescue procedures, and PPE requirements for confined space work.
This document summarizes a presentation on confined space safety. It defines what a confined space is according to OSHA standards, and categorizes spaces as permit-required or non-permit required. It outlines the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces including atmospheric, engulfment, and configuration hazards. The presentation reviews entry options and requirements for a permit-required confined space program including identifying hazards, procedures, equipment, responsibilities, permits, and training. It emphasizes the importance of evaluating all spaces, having appropriate entry procedures and equipment, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and a permit system for safely entering permit-required confined spaces.
What is a confined space?
Hazards of entering and working in Confined Spaces
Actions to taken / Preparation before entering a confined space
Checklist prior to commencing work in a confined space
B Part 7 Health And Safety Confined Spaces By J Mc CannJames McCann
1) Confined spaces present serious health and safety risks such as lack of oxygen, dangerous gases, and entrapment.
2) Employers have a legal duty to assess risks associated with confined spaces and implement safe work practices and emergency procedures to protect workers.
3) Key safety measures for working in confined spaces include permits, air testing, ventilation, isolation of hazards, protective equipment, rescue plans, and trained personnel.
This document discusses confined space entry and safety. It defines a confined space as a space large enough for entry, with limited means of entry/exit, not meant for continuous occupancy. Examples include boilers, sewers and bins. Hazards include oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, engulfment and process hazards. Proper entry procedures require isolating, ventilating and testing the atmosphere of the space, using permits and attendants to monitor entrants. Rescue procedures and emergency planning are also vital parts of safe confined space work.
This document discusses hazards and safety procedures for working in confined spaces. It defines a confined space as an enclosed area with limited space and accessibility. Some examples of confined spaces in construction include tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, and pits. Hazards in confined spaces include toxic atmospheres, oxygen deficiency, explosive atmospheres, temperature extremes, and electrical shock. Working in confined spaces is more hazardous than other workspaces because it can be difficult to enter, exit, and perform rescues. Safety procedures for confined spaces include air quality testing, using safety equipment like masks and harnesses, posting warning signs, maintaining ventilation, and restricting entry to authorized personnel only.
This document provides information about confined space entry training. It discusses why the training is required by OSHA, defines key roles like entrant and attendant, and outlines the goals and objectives of becoming familiar with confined space hazards and permit requirements. The document also describes various hazards like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, engulfment, and mechanical/electrical dangers that can be present in confined spaces and the controls like ventilation, monitoring, PPE, lockout/tagout that should be implemented before entry.
This document discusses confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces. It defines key terms like confined space, permit-required confined space, hazardous atmosphere, and provides an overview of the permit system requirements in 29 CFR 1910.146 for entering permit-required confined spaces. It describes the duties of attendants, authorized entrants, entry supervisors, requirements for testing atmospheres and for rescue services.
This document provides an overview of confined space safety training. It defines what constitutes a confined space and permit-required confined space. It identifies several common hazards within confined spaces including atmospheric hazards like oxygen deficiency, flammable or toxic gases, and engulfment hazards. The document outlines the basic confined space entry procedure and roles of the entry supervisor and attendant. It discusses atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, rescue procedures, and PPE requirements for confined space work.
This document provides information and guidelines regarding laboratory safety training at UVU College of Science and Health. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of various parties in ensuring a safe laboratory environment. The safety program aims to minimize risks through proper training, support, and protective equipment for laboratory workers. Detailed policies are provided covering chemical hygiene, safe work practices, personal protective equipment, chemical storage, spills, and waste disposal. The goal is to protect all personnel from potential health hazards through prudent procedures for procuring, handling, and disposing of chemicals in the laboratory.
Working safely in a confined spaces pdfAwan Santoso
This technical advisory provides guidance on working safely in confined spaces. It defines key terms and outlines various hazards associated with confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, flammable gases, toxic gases and physical hazards. It emphasizes the need for a risk management approach including identifying all confined spaces, assessing the need for entry, evaluating hazards, controlling risks, effective communication and ongoing risk assessments. Control measures like permits, gas testing, ventilation, PPE, attendant monitoring and emergency response plans are also discussed. Case studies highlight accidents that have occurred in confined spaces.
This document outlines OSHA safety procedures for confined space entry. It identifies hazards like toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, engulfment, and combustible atmospheres. It requires testing the atmosphere, ventilation if needed, isolation of hazards, use of permits, attendants outside the space, rescue equipment, and training on entry procedures. The goal is to ensure any confined space is safe to enter before allowing workers inside.
This training document provides an overview of respiratory protection and respirators. It discusses why respirators are required in certain workplaces with airborne hazards, different types of hazards like gases, vapors and particles, and different types of respirators including air-purifying respirators with half or full facepieces, canister respirators, and powered air-purifying respirators. It also covers respirator certification, assigned protection factors for determining a respirator's level of protection, and the importance of selecting the proper respirator type based on the hazards present.
This document discusses confined space hazards and safety. It defines a confined space as a space large enough for entry, with limited entry/exit, and not meant for continuous occupancy. Common confined spaces include tanks, silos, and sewers. Hazards include hazardous atmospheres, engulfment, inwardly converging walls, and electrical/mechanical dangers. Employers must evaluate worksites, develop confined space programs, train employees, and provide proper safety equipment. Permits are required for entry and must specify individual roles and training. Rescue procedures, equipment, and training are also required.
A confined space training PowerPoint covering the basics including a definition of a confined space, ventilation, gas monitoring, rescue and retrieval and more.
The document discusses OSHA regulations for confined space safety. It notes that 122 confined space accidents each year lead to 173 fatalities, with 60% of fatalities occurring during rescue attempts. The standard is intended to protect workers from hazards like toxic, flammable, or oxygen-deficient atmospheres. It requires employers to evaluate workspaces for permit-required confined spaces, control hazards through measures like ventilation, and ensure confined spaces are properly tested and monitored when workers enter.
The document discusses confined space entry hazards and safety requirements. It defines a confined space and lists common examples. Hazards include toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, engulfment and isolation. The document outlines procedures for hazard identification, atmospheric monitoring, entry permits, attendant and retrieval systems. It discusses reclassification of confined spaces and respiratory protection program requirements.
Confined space work in power plants poses serious safety risks from hazardous atmospheres, electrical hazards, engulfment, and leaks from pipes containing gases or fluids. Before workers enter a confined space, the plant safety officer must thoroughly measure and analyze the air quality to check for explosive or toxic atmospheres and other dangers. Only after any hazards are addressed can confined space work begin safely.
Ventilation is necessary when confined space atmospheres contain hazardous gases, vapors, or oxygen deficiencies. Natural ventilation alone is usually insufficient and mechanical ventilation is often required, especially for hot work. Proper ventilation design considers the space configuration, hazards present, and work being performed to determine the appropriate ventilation method, such as general ventilation using fans or local exhaust. Factors like obstructions, multiple users, and long air hoses can reduce ventilation performance, so supplemental air sources may be needed.
The document discusses permit-required confined spaces and hazards associated with entry into such spaces. It defines a permit-required confined space as a space that is large enough for employee entry, has limited means of entry/exit, is not designed for continuous employee occupancy, and contains hazards such as hazardous atmospheres, engulfment, or configuration hazards. The document outlines requirements for permit-required confined space programs including procedures for entry permits, training, duties of attendants, entrants and supervisors, provision of equipment, and rescue services. It provides definitions of key terms and describes various atmospheric and other hazards that may be present within permit-required confined spaces.
The document provides an overview of confined space awareness and rescue. It defines a confined space and permit-required confined space. It discusses hazards such as hazardous atmospheres, engulfment, and entrapment. It outlines the history of confined space fatalities, regulations including OSHA and NFPA standards, required training and equipment for confined space entry and rescue, atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, communication methods, and rescue considerations.
This training presentation provides an overview of various workplace safety topics including hazard communication, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, hazard analysis, lockout/tagout procedures, confined space entry, fire safety, and first aid. It reviews important concepts, definitions, and best practices for each topic to help create and maintain safe working conditions. Slide decks provide detailed information on specific issues like chemical hazards, respirator selection and use, fall protection systems, and heat and cold stress prevention. The goal is to give attendees a well-rounded safety orientation through concise training modules tailored to their industry.
Confined Space Training by North Texas Exploration and Production Safety NetworkAtlantic Training, LLC.
This document provides an overview of confined space safety training requirements. It begins with examples of confined space incidents where rescuers accounted for over 60% of fatalities. The purpose of training is to ensure employees are familiar with confined space hazards and safety procedures. Training should occur upon assignment to confined space duties, when duties change, or when deficiencies are identified.
The training outline covers topics such as permit requirements, atmospheric hazards, engulfment hazards, equipment needs, duties of entrants and attendants, rescue procedures, and safe entry protocols. It emphasizes the need for adequate ventilation, monitoring, and emergency response planning when entering confined spaces.
Use these workplace safety tips from OSHA to protect workers from hazards associated with abrasive blasting.
Workers who perform "sandblasting" or other abrasive blasting tasks are exposed to high levels of dust and noise, creating health hazards.
This document provides an overview of confined space entry training as required by OSHA regulations. It defines what constitutes a confined space and examples. It distinguishes between permit-required confined spaces, which contain serious hazards, and non-permit spaces. The document outlines employee responsibilities, common hazards found in confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, temperature extremes and engulfment. It describes the process for entering a confined space, including testing the atmosphere, issuing an entry permit, using ventilation, isolation and respiratory protection if needed. Rescue procedures and training requirements are also summarized.
Haiku Deck is a presentation tool that allows users to create Haiku-style slideshows. The tool encourages users to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentations, which can be shared on SlideShare. In just 3 sentences, it promotes creating Haiku Deck presentations and publishing them to SlideShare.
Este documento presenta una lista de 51 estudiantes de tercer año de secundaria con sus puntajes y orden de mérito. El estudiante con mayor puntaje fue Cayo Chavez Oscorima de la I.E. Cybernet con 120 puntos. Ruth Palomino Huachaca de la misma institución obtuvo el segundo puesto con 110 puntos. El resto de la lista presenta el nombre, apellidos, institución educativa, puntaje y puesto de cada estudiante.
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This document provides information and guidelines regarding laboratory safety training at UVU College of Science and Health. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of various parties in ensuring a safe laboratory environment. The safety program aims to minimize risks through proper training, support, and protective equipment for laboratory workers. Detailed policies are provided covering chemical hygiene, safe work practices, personal protective equipment, chemical storage, spills, and waste disposal. The goal is to protect all personnel from potential health hazards through prudent procedures for procuring, handling, and disposing of chemicals in the laboratory.
Working safely in a confined spaces pdfAwan Santoso
This technical advisory provides guidance on working safely in confined spaces. It defines key terms and outlines various hazards associated with confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, flammable gases, toxic gases and physical hazards. It emphasizes the need for a risk management approach including identifying all confined spaces, assessing the need for entry, evaluating hazards, controlling risks, effective communication and ongoing risk assessments. Control measures like permits, gas testing, ventilation, PPE, attendant monitoring and emergency response plans are also discussed. Case studies highlight accidents that have occurred in confined spaces.
This document outlines OSHA safety procedures for confined space entry. It identifies hazards like toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, engulfment, and combustible atmospheres. It requires testing the atmosphere, ventilation if needed, isolation of hazards, use of permits, attendants outside the space, rescue equipment, and training on entry procedures. The goal is to ensure any confined space is safe to enter before allowing workers inside.
This training document provides an overview of respiratory protection and respirators. It discusses why respirators are required in certain workplaces with airborne hazards, different types of hazards like gases, vapors and particles, and different types of respirators including air-purifying respirators with half or full facepieces, canister respirators, and powered air-purifying respirators. It also covers respirator certification, assigned protection factors for determining a respirator's level of protection, and the importance of selecting the proper respirator type based on the hazards present.
This document discusses confined space hazards and safety. It defines a confined space as a space large enough for entry, with limited entry/exit, and not meant for continuous occupancy. Common confined spaces include tanks, silos, and sewers. Hazards include hazardous atmospheres, engulfment, inwardly converging walls, and electrical/mechanical dangers. Employers must evaluate worksites, develop confined space programs, train employees, and provide proper safety equipment. Permits are required for entry and must specify individual roles and training. Rescue procedures, equipment, and training are also required.
A confined space training PowerPoint covering the basics including a definition of a confined space, ventilation, gas monitoring, rescue and retrieval and more.
The document discusses OSHA regulations for confined space safety. It notes that 122 confined space accidents each year lead to 173 fatalities, with 60% of fatalities occurring during rescue attempts. The standard is intended to protect workers from hazards like toxic, flammable, or oxygen-deficient atmospheres. It requires employers to evaluate workspaces for permit-required confined spaces, control hazards through measures like ventilation, and ensure confined spaces are properly tested and monitored when workers enter.
The document discusses confined space entry hazards and safety requirements. It defines a confined space and lists common examples. Hazards include toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, engulfment and isolation. The document outlines procedures for hazard identification, atmospheric monitoring, entry permits, attendant and retrieval systems. It discusses reclassification of confined spaces and respiratory protection program requirements.
Confined space work in power plants poses serious safety risks from hazardous atmospheres, electrical hazards, engulfment, and leaks from pipes containing gases or fluids. Before workers enter a confined space, the plant safety officer must thoroughly measure and analyze the air quality to check for explosive or toxic atmospheres and other dangers. Only after any hazards are addressed can confined space work begin safely.
Ventilation is necessary when confined space atmospheres contain hazardous gases, vapors, or oxygen deficiencies. Natural ventilation alone is usually insufficient and mechanical ventilation is often required, especially for hot work. Proper ventilation design considers the space configuration, hazards present, and work being performed to determine the appropriate ventilation method, such as general ventilation using fans or local exhaust. Factors like obstructions, multiple users, and long air hoses can reduce ventilation performance, so supplemental air sources may be needed.
The document discusses permit-required confined spaces and hazards associated with entry into such spaces. It defines a permit-required confined space as a space that is large enough for employee entry, has limited means of entry/exit, is not designed for continuous employee occupancy, and contains hazards such as hazardous atmospheres, engulfment, or configuration hazards. The document outlines requirements for permit-required confined space programs including procedures for entry permits, training, duties of attendants, entrants and supervisors, provision of equipment, and rescue services. It provides definitions of key terms and describes various atmospheric and other hazards that may be present within permit-required confined spaces.
The document provides an overview of confined space awareness and rescue. It defines a confined space and permit-required confined space. It discusses hazards such as hazardous atmospheres, engulfment, and entrapment. It outlines the history of confined space fatalities, regulations including OSHA and NFPA standards, required training and equipment for confined space entry and rescue, atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, communication methods, and rescue considerations.
This training presentation provides an overview of various workplace safety topics including hazard communication, personal protective equipment, respiratory protection, hazard analysis, lockout/tagout procedures, confined space entry, fire safety, and first aid. It reviews important concepts, definitions, and best practices for each topic to help create and maintain safe working conditions. Slide decks provide detailed information on specific issues like chemical hazards, respirator selection and use, fall protection systems, and heat and cold stress prevention. The goal is to give attendees a well-rounded safety orientation through concise training modules tailored to their industry.
Confined Space Training by North Texas Exploration and Production Safety NetworkAtlantic Training, LLC.
This document provides an overview of confined space safety training requirements. It begins with examples of confined space incidents where rescuers accounted for over 60% of fatalities. The purpose of training is to ensure employees are familiar with confined space hazards and safety procedures. Training should occur upon assignment to confined space duties, when duties change, or when deficiencies are identified.
The training outline covers topics such as permit requirements, atmospheric hazards, engulfment hazards, equipment needs, duties of entrants and attendants, rescue procedures, and safe entry protocols. It emphasizes the need for adequate ventilation, monitoring, and emergency response planning when entering confined spaces.
Use these workplace safety tips from OSHA to protect workers from hazards associated with abrasive blasting.
Workers who perform "sandblasting" or other abrasive blasting tasks are exposed to high levels of dust and noise, creating health hazards.
This document provides an overview of confined space entry training as required by OSHA regulations. It defines what constitutes a confined space and examples. It distinguishes between permit-required confined spaces, which contain serious hazards, and non-permit spaces. The document outlines employee responsibilities, common hazards found in confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, temperature extremes and engulfment. It describes the process for entering a confined space, including testing the atmosphere, issuing an entry permit, using ventilation, isolation and respiratory protection if needed. Rescue procedures and training requirements are also summarized.
Haiku Deck is a presentation tool that allows users to create Haiku-style slideshows. The tool encourages users to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentations, which can be shared on SlideShare. In just 3 sentences, it promotes creating Haiku Deck presentations and publishing them to SlideShare.
Este documento presenta una lista de 51 estudiantes de tercer año de secundaria con sus puntajes y orden de mérito. El estudiante con mayor puntaje fue Cayo Chavez Oscorima de la I.E. Cybernet con 120 puntos. Ruth Palomino Huachaca de la misma institución obtuvo el segundo puesto con 110 puntos. El resto de la lista presenta el nombre, apellidos, institución educativa, puntaje y puesto de cada estudiante.
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Varadharajan G is seeking a position where he can utilize his 5+ years of experience in benefits administration, sales, surveys, and people management. He currently works as a Benefits Operations Analyst at AON Hewitt in Chennai, where he administers health and welfare benefits. Previously, he worked as a Team Leader at Davies Systems, managing a team that conducted US sales surveys. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and is skilled in various areas including customer satisfaction, problem solving, and communication.
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The presentation prepares technicians on the need to follow the right laws and principles of working in confined space. Safety and health implications of confined space. Equipment and devices required to work in a confined space.
A PowerPoint Presentation for use with training on Confined Space. Includes the definition of a confined space, ventilation, gas monitoring, rescue and retrieval and more.
This document provides an overview of confined space safety. It defines a confined space as an enclosed or partially enclosed space not designed for continuous human occupancy, with limited entry/exit points. Confined spaces pose risks from atmospheric, engulfment, entrapment, electrical, and other hazards. Key safety practices for entry include testing the atmosphere for oxygen, flammability, and toxins; isolating energy sources; providing ventilation; using permits and attendants; and having rescue procedures in place. Responsibilities of supervisors, entrants, attendants, and rescue personnel are outlined. Gas monitoring, cleaning, isolation, PPE, electrical safety, and rescue provisions are also discussed.
Confined space – hazards –risk –control measuresAnand Prakash
Confined spaces pose hazards such as toxic, oxygen-deficient, and flammable atmospheres. A confined space is defined as having limited entry/exit points, unfavorable ventilation, and not being designed for continuous worker occupancy. To safely work in confined spaces, hazards must be identified and controlled through measures such as atmospheric testing, ventilation, isolation of energy sources, use of personal protective equipment, and implementing a permit-to-work system with assigned responsibilities and emergency arrangements. A risk assessment should evaluate all risks from potential hazards, and a safe system of work drawing on key elements like training, procedures, monitoring, and isolation should be established.
Confined space work in power plants poses serious safety risks from hazardous atmospheres, electrical hazards, engulfment, and leaks from pipes containing gases or fluids. Before workers enter a confined space, the plant safety officer must thoroughly measure and analyze the air quality to check for explosive or toxic atmospheres and other dangers. Only after any hazards are addressed can confined space work begin safely.
A confined space is an enclosed or partially enclosed area that is big enough for a
worker to enter. It is not designed for someone to work in regularly, but workers may
need to enter the confined space for tasks such as inspection, cleaning, maintenance,
and repair. A small opening or a layout with obstructions can make entry and exit
difficult and can complicate rescue procedures.
Entry into confined spaces can be very hazardous. Unless proper training, equipment,
and procedures are in place, workers must not be allowed to enter such spaces. A
worker is considered to have entered a confined space just by putting his or her
head across the plane of the opening. If the confined space contains toxic gases,
workers who are simply near the opening may be at risk. Often the toxic gases are
under pressure because of heat inside the confined space or when gases are generated
inside the space. As a result, the concentration of toxic gases near the entrance to the
confined space can be high enough to cause death.
Working in confined spaces can be hazardous due to poor air quality, chemical exposures, fire or explosion risks, and physical hazards. Confined spaces have features like being enclosed, small, difficult to access, and not intended as workplaces. Hazards include oxygen deficiency, toxic atmospheres, dust, and heat. Employers must have emergency procedures and rescue plans to safely remove workers from confined spaces in an emergency, as required by law. Rescue plans should cover foreseeable emergencies and include equipment, trained rescuers, and self-rescue, non-entry, or entry rescue methods depending on the situation.
The document discusses safety procedures for maintenance work in steel plant processes. It emphasizes establishing standardized maintenance practices, permit-to-work systems, and shutdown protocols to isolate equipment from energy sources. These controls are needed as maintenance introduces hazards and most accidents occur due to non-compliance with safety practices. Proper isolation, cleaning, testing for hazards, and control of large workforces are essential for safe maintenance of chemical equipment and preventing accidents like burns, asphyxiation or explosions.
Work in confined spaces present a number of unseen risks & can be extremely hazardous. This presentation details all of the precautions required to reduce these risks to an acceptable level and allow work to be carried out safely.
Working safely at confined space (1).pptxSampadGhosh9
This document provides guidance on working safely in confined spaces. It defines a confined space as one that is large enough for entry, has limited means of entry/exit, and is not designed for continuous human occupancy. It identifies hazards like toxic atmospheres, oxygen deficiency, flammable gases, and mechanical hazards. It stresses the importance of hazard identification, risk assessment, and control measures like permits, atmospheric testing, ventilation, communication procedures, rescue equipment, and training for workers entering confined spaces.
Construction Safety Training_Session 03_Confined Spaces and Underground WorksMuizz Anibire
Learning Objectives
Define a confined space
Identify the various types of confined spaces
Describe various hazards associated with confined spaces
Highlight potential confined space precautions and controls
Entry into confined spaces can be hazardous due to the potential for toxic, flammable or oxygen-deficient atmospheres. While entry permit systems aim to make confined space entry safer, accidents continue to occur. Safety depends on thorough planning, isolation of hazards, gas testing, monitoring, emergency procedures and following all permit requirements for each entry. People factors like effective communication and stopping work if conditions change are also important for safety.
Confined space are critical aspect of workplace safety, encompassing areas not designed for continuous human occupancy often posing significant risk. This PDF will provide more information about the Confined space.
Process safety focuses on preventing fires, explosions and accidental chemical releases in chemical process facilities like refineries. Pipeline pre-commissioning involves proving a pipeline can contain product without leaking by performing processes before the final product is introduced. Signs of a pipeline leak include unusual sounds, smells or damaged vegetation and appropriate emergency response steps should be taken if a leak is detected.
This document discusses the classification of hazardous areas where explosive atmospheres may occur and the selection of equipment for use in these areas. It addresses:
- Classifying areas into zones based on the likelihood of an explosive atmosphere, with Zone 0 having the highest risk and Zone 2 the lowest.
- Factors to consider in assessing the risk of explosive atmospheres, such as properties of dangerous substances, potential release sizes, temperatures/pressures, and ventilation.
- Requirements for equipment used in hazardous areas to be suitable for the zone and prevent ignition sources, with careful equipment selection and area classification critical to preventing fires and explosions.
This document provides guidance on working safely in confined spaces. It defines confined spaces as enclosed or partially enclosed spaces that pose health and safety risks such as asphyxiation or fire. Working in confined spaces is very hazardous, estimated to be 150 times more dangerous than other jobs. Proper procedures and permits are required, including atmospheric testing, ventilation, communication systems, trained attendants to monitor workers, and rescue plans. Workers must be trained on confined space hazards and safety procedures before entering such spaces. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring permits, training, and safe entry conditions are in place.
David Woolgar provides an overview of DSEAR regulations regarding dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres. Key points include:
- DSEAR regulations were introduced to transpose EU ATEX directives into UK law regarding protection of workers from explosive atmospheres.
- Site owners must identify dangerous substances, conduct risk assessments to classify hazardous zones, and take measures to reduce risk such as proper equipment, ventilation, and ignition control.
- Equipment used in hazardous areas must be certified as suitable for the zone and properly maintained according to standards to prevent explosions.
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Confined spaces
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Health and Safety
Executive
Confined spaces
A brief guide to working safely
This is a web-friendly version
of leaflet INDG258(rev1),
published 01/13
This leaflet explains what you, as an employer, may need to do to protect
your employees when working in confined spaces. It will also be useful to
the self-employed or employees and their representatives. The leaflet will
help you take the necessary action to meet the requirements of the Confined
Spaces Regulations 1997.
Confined spaces can be deadly
A number of people are killed or seriously injured in confined spaces each year in
the UK. This happens in a wide range of industries, from those involving complex
plant to simple storage vessels. Those killed include people working in the confined
space and those who try to rescue them without proper training and equipment.
What is a confined space?
It can be any space of an enclosed nature where there is a risk of death or serious
injury from hazardous substances or dangerous conditions (eg lack of oxygen).
Some confined spaces are fairly easy to identify, eg enclosures with limited
openings:
storage tanks;■■
silos;■■
reaction vessels;■■
enclosed drains;■■
sewers.■■
Others may be less obvious, but can be equally dangerous, for example:
open-topped chambers;■■
vats;■■
combustion chambers in furnaces etc;■■
ductwork;■■
unventilated or poorly ventilated rooms. ■■
It is not possible to provide a comprehensive list of confined spaces. Some places
may become confined spaces when work is carried out, or during their
construction, fabrication or subsequent modification.
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What are the dangers from confined spaces?
Dangers can arise in confined spaces because of the following issues.
A lack of oxygen.■■
This can occur:
where there is a reaction between some soils and the oxygen in the▬▬
atmosphere;
following the action of groundwater on chalk and limestone which can▬▬
produce carbon dioxide and displace normal air;
in ships’ holds, freight containers, lorries etc as a result of the cargo reacting▬▬
with oxygen inside the space;
inside steel tanks and vessels when rust forms.▬▬
Poisonous gas, fume or vapour.■■
These can:
build-up in sewers and manholes and in pits connected to the system;▬▬
enter tanks or vessels from connecting pipes;▬▬
leak into trenches and pits in contaminated land, such as old refuse tips and▬▬
old gas works.
Liquids and solids which can suddenly fill the space, or release gases into it,■■
when disturbed. Free-flowing solids such as grain can also partially solidify or
‘bridge’ in silos, causing blockages which can collapse unexpectedly.
Fire and explosions (eg from flammable vapours, excess oxygen etc).■■
Residues left in tanks, vessels etc, or remaining on internal surfaces, which can■■
give off gas, fume or vapour.
Dust present in high concentrations, eg in flour silos.■■
Hot conditions leading to a dangerous increase in body temperature.■■
Some of the above conditions may already be present in the confined space.
However, some may arise from the work being carried out, or because of ineffective
isolation of plant nearby, eg leakage from a pipe connected to the confined space.
The enclosure and working space may increase other dangers arising from the
work being carried out, for example:
machinery being used may require special precautions, such as provision of■■
dust extraction for a portable grinder, or special precautions against electric
shock;
gas, fume or vapour can arise from welding, or by use of volatile and often■■
flammable solvents, adhesives etc;
if access to the space is through a restricted entrance, such as a manhole,■■
escape or rescue in an emergency will be more difficult (see Emergency
procedures).
What the law says
You must carry out a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks for all work
activities to decide what measures are necessary for safety (under the Management
of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 3). For work in confined
spaces this means identifying the hazards present, assessing the risks and
determining what precautions to take. In most cases the assessment will include
consideration of:
the task;■■
the working environment;■■
working materials and tools;■■
the suitability of those carrying out the task;■■
arrangements for emergency rescue.■■
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HSE’s risk management website will help you further (see Further guidance). You
may need to appoint competent people to help manage the risks and make sure
that employees are adequately trained and instructed (under the Management of
Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 7). Of course, you may be
the best person to do this, however, you may need to train someone else or
engage the services of a competent person for additional help.
If your assessment identifies risks of serious injury from work in confined spaces,
such as the dangers highlighted above, the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
apply. These regulations contain the following key duties:
avoid entry to confined spaces, eg by doing the work from outside;■■
if entry to a confined space is unavoidable, follow a safe system of work; and■■
put in place adequate emergency arrangements before the work starts.■■
These duties, and how to carry them out are described in the sections below.
Avoid entering confined spaces
You need to check if the work can be done another way to avoid entry or work in
confined spaces. Better work-planning or a different approach can reduce the need
for confined space working.
Ask yourself if the intended work is really necessary, or could you:
modify the confined space itself so that entry is not necessary;■■
have the work done from outside, for example:■■
blockages can be cleared in silos by use of remotely operated rotating flail▬▬
devices, vibrators or air purgers;
inspection, sampling and cleaning operations can often be done from outside▬▬
the space using appropriate equipment and tools;
remote cameras can be used for internal inspection of vessels. ▬▬
Safe systems of work
If you cannot avoid entry into a confined space, make sure you have a safe system
for working inside the space.
Use the results of your risk assessment to help identify the precautions you need to
take to reduce the risk of injury. These will depend on the nature of the confined
space, the associated risk and the work involved.
Make sure that the safe system of work, including the precautions identified, is
developed and put into practice. Everyone involved will need to be properly trained
and instructed to make sure they know what to do and how to do it safely.
The following checklist is not intended to be exhaustive, but includes many of the
essential elements to help prepare a safe system of work.
Appointment of a supervisor
Supervisors should be given responsibility to make sure that the necessary
precautions are taken, to check safety at each stage and may need to remain
present while work is underway.
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Are people suitable for the work?
Do they have sufficient experience of the type of work to be carried out, and what
training have they received? Where risk assessment highlights exceptional
constraints as a result of the physical layout, are individuals of suitable build?
The competent person may need to consider other factors, eg concerning
claustrophobia or fitness to wear breathing apparatus, and may need to seek
medical advice on an individual’s suitability.
Isolation
Mechanical and electrical isolation of equipment is essential if it could otherwise
operate, or be operated, inadvertently. If gas, fume or vapour could enter the
confined space, you need to isolate the pipework. In all cases, a check should be
made to ensure isolation is effective.
Cleaning before entry
This may be necessary to ensure fumes do not develop from residues etc while the
work is done.
Check the size of the entrance
Is it big enough to allow workers wearing all the necessary equipment to climb in
and out easily, and provide ready access and exit in an emergency? For example,
the size of the opening may mean choosing air-line breathing apparatus in place of
self-contained equipment which is more bulky and therefore likely to restrict ready
passage.
Provision of ventilation
You may be able to increase the number of openings and therefore improve
ventilation. Mechanical ventilation may be needed to make sure there is an
adequate supply of fresh air. This is essential where portable gas cylinders and
diesel-fuelled equipment are used inside the space because of the dangers from
build-up of engine exhaust. Warning: carbon monoxide in the exhaust from
petrol-fuelled engines is so dangerous that use of such equipment in confined
spaces should never be allowed.
Testing the air
Testing the air may be necessary to check that it is free from both toxic and
flammable vapours and that it is fit to breathe. Testing should be carried out by a
competent person using a suitable gas detector which is correctly calibrated.
Where the risk assessment indicates that conditions may change, or as a further
precaution, continuous monitoring of the air may be needed.
Provision of special tools and lighting
Non-sparking tools and specially protected lighting are essential where flammable or
potentially explosive atmospheres are likely. In certain confined spaces (eg inside metal
tanks) suitable precautions to prevent electric shock include use of extra low voltage
equipment (typically less than 25 V) and, where necessary, residual current devices.
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Provision of breathing apparatus
Breathing apparatus is essential if the air inside the space cannot be made fit to
breathe because of gas, fume or vapour present, or lack of oxygen. Never try to
‘sweeten’ the air in a confined space with oxygen as this can greatly increase the
risk of a fire or explosion.
Preparation of emergency arrangements
Emergency arrangements will need to cover the necessary equipment, training and
practice drills.
Provision of rescue harnesses
Lifelines attached to harnesses should run back to a point outside the confined
space.
Communications
An adequate communications system is needed to enable communication between
people inside and outside the confined space and to summon help in an
emergency.
Check how the alarm is raised
Do you need to position someone outside to keep watch and to communicate with
anyone inside, raise the alarm quickly in an emergency, and take charge of the
rescue procedures?
Is a ‘permit-to-work’ necessary?
A permit-to-work ensures a formal check is undertaken to make sure all the
elements of a safe system of work are in place before people are allowed to enter
or work in the confined space. It is also a means of communication between site
management, supervisors, and those carrying out the hazardous work. Essential
features of a permit-to-work are:
clear identification of who may authorise particular jobs (and any limits to their■■
authority) and who is responsible for specifying the necessary precautions
(eg isolation, air testing, emergency arrangements etc);
making sure that contractors engaged to carry out work are included;■■
training and instruction in the issue of permits;■■
monitoring and auditing to make sure that the system works as intended.■■
Emergency procedures
When things go wrong, people may be exposed to serious and immediate danger.
Effective arrangements for raising the alarm and carrying out rescue operations in
an emergency are essential.
Contingency plans will depend on the nature of the confined space, the risks
identified and consequently the likely nature of an emergency rescue.
Emergency arrangements will depend on the risks. You should consider
communications and rescue and resuscitation equipment.
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Communications
How can an emergency be communicated from inside the confined space to
people outside so that rescue procedures can start? Don’t forget night and shift
work, weekends and times when the premises are closed, eg holidays. Also,
consider what might happen and how the alarm can be raised.
Rescue and resuscitation equipment
Providing suitable rescue and resuscitation equipment will depend on the likely
emergencies identified. Where such equipment is provided for rescuers to use,
training in correct operation is essential.
Capabilities of rescuers
Rescuers need to be properly trained people, sufficiently fit to carry out their task,
ready at hand, and capable of using any equipment provided for rescue, eg
breathing apparatus, lifelines and fire-fighting equipment. Rescuers also need to be
protected against the cause of the emergency.
Shut down
It may be necessary to shut down adjacent plant before attempting emergency
rescue.
First-aid procedures
Trained first aiders need to be available to make proper use of any necessary first-
aid equipment provided.
Local emergency services
How are the local emergency services (eg, Fire and Rescue Service) made aware of
an incident? What information about the particular dangers in the confined space is
given to them on their arrival?
The law
The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
Other legislation may apply, depending on where the confined space is situated or
on the task being carried out.
Confined spaces within machinery
The Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and the
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 apply.
Equipment required before entering a confined space
The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 and the Personal Protective
Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended) apply.