… Providing each authorized entrant or that employee’s authorized representative with the opportunity to observe any monitoring or testing of permit spaces. How many of us have this compliance requirement written into our CS Entry program or permitting procedure? During an inspection, the OSHA CSHO will be looking for evidence this requirement is being met…....
Monitoring PRCS Atmospheres and Entrants Rights Read More »
Here are some facts from OSHA documents (Preamble, CPL, LOIs, etc.) that I have compiled in the hopes that they may help define what OSHA means by (1) Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and (2) Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit;…...
Discussing the three (3) criteria that makes a space a Confined Space Read More »
This is something I put together for a client a few years back…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
PRCS Reclassification Flow Chart Read More »
This information was put together by George G. Maher, Ag Safety Specialist @ North Dakota State University in 1995!!!!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
CAUGHT IN THE GRAIN! Read More »
Is an ammonia condenser a PRCS? Some excellent videos show us the outside and inside of an ammonia condenser. Almost all of these condensers will have a similar configuration/design, although some of the newer units have guards inside that separate us from the fan blades. However, with no internal guard separating us from the fan, this space…...
Ammonia Condensers are WITHOUT A DOUBT a PRCS Read More »
On February 6th, 2012, a welder entered a 30″ pipe to check the quality of the welds he had just completed. The welder (deceased) asphyxiated and lost consciousness due to the high level of Argon gas, which had created an oxygen-deficient environment inside the pipe…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...
PRCS Fatality in 30″ Pipe Read More »
An emergency response plan for industrial permit-required confined space entry is essential for employee safety and is legally required. However, maintaining a trained confined space rescue team is costly and technically challenging. Some employers turn to public fire departments to meet their emergency response requirements. The confined space emergency response practices of employers and fire…...
In evaluating these spaces, we first have to determine if they are a Confined Space. Evaluating the compactor shown below, we have to ask ourselves, as it sits there today, does the space meet the definition of a Confined Space? OSHA defines a confined space as a space that: Is large enough and so configured…...
Is a Roll-Off Trash Compactor a PRCS? Read More »
Could wood chips and logs in a ship container hold produce an IDLH atmosphere? AMAZING STUDY!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Important Confined Space Atmospheric Hazards Study Read More »
This is a version of the presentation I use at the safety conferences I speak at. I attempt to highlight those “little items” that can make a HUGE difference in safely entering a PRCS…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Entering a Cone of Safety (PRCS Safety Tips) Read More »
We have all seen a blower the size of a lunch box attempting to ventilate a 500,000-gallon vessel! The permit calls for a “blower,” so to meet the permit conditions; the team grabs the nearest available blower and NOT necessarily the CORRECT BLOWER! However, on the other side of the argument, most written CS entry…...
PRCS Ventilation Straight Edge Tool Read More »
EVERY business that has workers entering Permit-Required Confined Spaces should seriously consider updating their written program to include this type of detail and specifications. COUPLED WITH OSHA’s 1910.146, these requirements regarding the means used to isolate the space and test the atmosphere are an EXCEPTIONAL improvement over OSHA’s basic definition of “isolation” and atmospheric testing…....
WorkSafeBC has ammended their PRCS Std… all agencies need to do this Read More »
