safety tip: confined spaces
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Many workplaces include spaces that are considered "confined" because they restrict activities of employees who must enter, work in or exit from them. These spaces, such as tanks, manholes, silos or pipelines, often present increased injury risks. Here are some confined space safety tips and resource links.TRANSCRIPT
SAFETY TIP:
Confined Spaces
Many workplaces include spaces that are considered "confined" because they restrict activities of employees who must enter, work in or exit from them. These spaces, such as tanks, manholes, silos or pipelines, often present increased injury risks. Here are some confined space safety tips from OSHA:
Do not enter permit-required confined spaces without being trained and without having a permit to enter.
Review, understand and follow employer's procedures before entering permit-required confined spaces and know how and when to exit.
Before entry, identify any physical hazards.
Before and during entry, test and monitor for oxygen content, flammability, toxicity or explosive hazards as necessary.
Use employer's fall protection, rescue, air-monitoring, ventilation, lighting and communication equipment according to entry procedures.
Maintain contact at all times with a trained attendant either visually, via phone, or by two-way radio. This monitoring system enables the attendant and entry supervisor to order you to evacuate and to alert appropriately trained rescue personnel to rescue entrants when needed.
Make sure that only you remove your assigned lock.
Make sure all workers are clear of danger points before re-energizing the system. Note: Twenty-five states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement policies.
Confined Space Resources:
Download the OSHA Permit-Required Confined Spaces booklet (pdf).
Visit the OSHA Confined Spaces web page.
See OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 for more information.
Visit the NIOSH Confined Spaces page.
Browse Confined Space safety signs at ComplianceSigns.com.
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