NFPA 350: Best Practices Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work, 2016 Edition, Table A.10.9.1 – Confined Space Rescue Team, Staffing Decision Table, may be the most important Confined Space document published in 2015. And that is saying a lot, seeing how OSHA also published their Construction Confined Space standard this summer. But in all my years as a rescuer, a rescue trainer, and an auditor, the biggest limitation we ALWAYS see is the STAFFING of the rescue team(s). Table A.10.9.1 finally establishes a MUCH NEEDED “guide” that can be used to set rescue team staffing needs for entries. Table A.10.9.1 states…
