Permit Required Confined Spaces

Permit-Required Confined Spaces are dangerous places, and to safely enter one, three CRITICAL PATHS have to be done near perfectly every time. These are: Space preparation (cleaning and isolation), Atmospheric Testing/Monitoring, and Permitting In this article, I want to highlight these three areas and highlight some small but critical details that can make a HUGE…...

Investigators believe the contract worker was overcome by fumes while descending a ladder into the container to retrieve tools – the plant employee also went into the container, possibly to assist the contractor, and also was overcome…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

We see a lot of so-called trained rescuers in our line of work. Many of these rescuers can show you a certificate that “certifies” they are indeed confined space rescuers. When we asked a few questions about this training, we found that the training was NOT EVEN COME CLOSE to preparing the team to enter…...

I have seen hundreds of CS videos in my time, and I use a few in my training courses, but this one is the MUST-SEE for EVERY WORKER and their FAMILY. A father lost his son, a wife lost her husband, and a little boy lost his father! Does the world not have enough misery…...

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Test the atmosphere before entering a confined space. It can make the difference between life and death…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

On October 2, 2007, five people were killed and three others injured when a fire erupted 1,000 feet underground in a tunnel at Xcel Energy Company’s hydroelectric power plant in Georgetown, Colorado, located approximately 45 miles west of Denver. This CSB safety video explains how the accident occurred…. Membership Required You must be a member...

Most of us know that OSHA requires us to retain our canceled PRCS Entry permits for one year to be able to do our annual review of our program, which is also an OSHA requirement.  However, and this is a HUGE “however,”…if the permit’s air monitoring section shows there was any exposure to a contaminant,…...

All too often, when doing a CS entry or rescue course, we are surprised by the number of entry supervisors who do not understand the major limitation of a combustible gas meter… the LEL Correction Factor. EVERY meter in use today will have this limitation! This is how it works…… Membership Required You must be...