WHAT’S AT STAKE

Confined space safety is the practice of ensuring safe work conditions in fully or partially enclosed areas such as manholes, pipelines, boilers, utility vaults, and storage bins. Confined space safety precautions should be undertaken accordingly to comply with health and safety regulations.

WHAT’S THE DANGER

DANGERS OF CONFINED SPACE. All hazards found in a regular workspace can also be found in a confined space.

• Poor air quality
  • insufficient amount of oxygen for the worker to breathe.
  • toxic gases that could make the worker ill or cause the worker to lose consciousness.
  • asphyxiants – simple asphyxiants are gases which can displace […]

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