Confined Space Entry Awareness

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Confined Space Entry

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Awareness Training


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Disclaimer

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SH-21000-10-60-F-29 rom the !ccupational

Saet" and Health Administration# $%S%

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• You have the right to a safe workplace. The Occupational Safety and

Health Act of 197 !OSHAct" was passed to prevent workers fro#

$eing killed or seriously har#ed at work.

• The law re%uires that e#ployers provide their e#ployees withworking conditions that are free of known dangers. The Act created

the Occupational Safety and Health Ad#inistration !OSHA"& which

sets and enforces protective workplace safety and health standards.

OSHA also provides infor#ation& training and assistance to workers

and e#ployers.

• 'orkers #ay file a co#plaint to have OSHA inspect their workplace

if they $elieve that their e#ployer is not following OSHA standards or

there are serious ha(ards.

You have the right to a safe

workplace


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• 'orkers are entitled to working conditions that do not pose a risk of

serious har#. To help assure a safe and healthful workplace& OSHA

also provides workers with the right to)

• *eceive infor#ation and training a$out ha(ards& #ethods to prevent har#& andthe OSHA standards that apply to their workplace. The training #ust $e in a

language you can understand+

• O$serve testing that is done to find ha(ards in the workplace and get test

results+

• *eview records of work,related in-uries and illnesses+• et copies of their #edical records+

• *e%uest OSHA to inspect their workplace+ and

• /se their rights under the law free fro# retaliation and discri#ination.

http)00www.osha.gov0workers.ht#l

Workers' rights under the

OSH ct


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ourse !(.ecti*es

• As a result of this training articipants will $ea$le to)1. 2now what a confined space is.

3. 4dentify and understand er#it,*e%uired 5onfined

Spaces.

6. 4dentify and understand non,er#it 5onfined Spaces.

. /nderstand the ha(ards associated with 5onfined Spaces.

8. /nderstand the roles associated with confined space

entry.. Have an awareness understanding of e#ergency rescue.

7. Have an awareness understanding of the types of : that

#ay $e re%uired for entry into confined spaces.

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Confined Spaces

• OSHA esti#ates that a$out 33& esta$lish#ents have

per#it spaces+ 7.3 #illion production workers are

e#ployed at these esta$lish#ents and a$out 3.1 #illion

workers enter per#it spaces annually.• OSHA anticipates that co#pliance with these regulations

will avoid 86 worker deaths and in-uries& &9 lost

workday cases and 8&7 non,lost ti#e accident annually.

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re Confined Spaces

Dangerous!• According to ;4OSH u$lications on 5onfined

Spaces regarding 'orker


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re Confined Spaces

Dangerous!

• A ;4OSH pu$lication provides a su##ary of ?;4OSH@ surveillance findings and the

full tet of investigative case reports fro# 36 incidents in which = workers died.

These incidents and investigations occurred $etween


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re Confined Spaces

Dangerous!• According to a report rom the anadian entre or

!ccupational Health and Saet" www.ccohs.ca")• Dany workers are in-ured and killed each year while working in

confined spaces. An esti#ated E of the fatalities have $eena#ong the would,$e rescuers.

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Confined Spaces are

Dangerous5onfined spaces are dangerous $ecause)

• They #ay contain ha(ards in the air

• 5an trap you inside the space• 5an contain slip and fall ha(ards• 5an contain ha(ards that you #ight $e

una$le to see

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"#"$%"&(g) *raining

The e#ployer shall provide training so that all e#ployeeswhose work is regulated $y this section ac%uire the

understanding& knowledge& and skills necessary for the safe

perfor#ance of the duties assigned under this section.

Training shall $e provided to each affected e#ployee)Fefore the e#ployee is first assigned duties under this section+Fefore there is a change in assigned duties+'henever there is a change in per#it space operations that presents a

ha(ard a$out which an e#ployee has not previously $een trained+

'henever the e#ployer has reason to $elieve either that there aredeviations fro# the per#it space entry procedures re%uired $y

paragraph !d"!6" of this section or that there are inade%uacies in the

e#ployeeGs knowledge or use of these procedures.

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3hat is a onined Space4

Is large enough, and so configured that, an

employee can enter bodily and perform work;

Has limited or restricted means of entry or exit; and

Is not designed for continuous human occupancy.

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A space that:

5emem(er ) "ou (rea7 the plane o aconined space# "ou ha*e entered the

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ermit-5e:uired onined Space

+ermit,-e.uired Confined Space is confined space

that has one or more of the following characteristics/

ontains or has the potential to contain a ha!ardous atmosphere;

ontains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant; Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could become

trapped or asphyxiated; or

ontains any other serious safety or health ha!ard.

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:a#ples of er#it *e%uired 5onfined Spaces)• Danholes going into sewers• rain Silos• Trenches


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>?amples o onined Spaces

#anks

$anholes

%oilers

&urnaces

'ewers

'ilos

Hoppers

(aults

)ipes

#renches

#unnels

*ucts

%ins

)its

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otential Ha+ards in onined Spaces

Asphyxiating + xygen*eficiency

C -/.01 or 234.01

oxygen concentration

3 5O3 is toic in higher

concentrations)

1E !1& pp#" will #ake

so#e people feel drowsy.

5oncentrations of 7E to 1E

cause di((iness& headache& visual

and hearing dysfunction& and

unconsciousness within a few

#inutes to an hour.

#oxic $aterials C arbon $onoxide

C Hydrogen 'ulphide

C 5elding fumes

C orrosi"es

$echanical Ha!ards

C $ixers

C rushers

C 6ngulfment C 'oil around an exca"ation

C 7rain in a silo

C )owdered material in a bin

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otential Ha+ards in onined

Spaces :lectricity Bla#a$le ,5o#$usti$les

C Dethane

C Hydrogen C Acetylene C ropane

C asoline fu#es

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O0ygen Deficiency

• Oygen could $e re#oved fro# the air in a

confined space $y)

Daterial in the space could displace the oygen*usting could create a che#ical reaction that

uses up the oygenThe space could $e purged with a gas to

prevent eplosions.

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Any condition which poses an immediate threat to the

health of life on an entrant, or;

5ould cause irre"ersible ad"erse health effects, or;

5ould interfere with an indi"idual8s ability to escape

unaided from a permit space.

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>ntr" Super*isor

#he employee responsible for coordinating the entry into

the confined space. #he >'uper"isor? does not necessarily mean

>management?. #he super"isor can refer to anyone acting

as the super"isor for the entry, whether Hourly or

$anagement depending on company specific terminology.

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Two !ptions or >ntering onined Spaces

)ermit+re@uired confined

space entry

C &or ha!ardous or

potentially ha!ardous

confined space work

on+permit confined

space entry C &or non+ha!ardousconfined space work

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+ermit -e.uired Confined

Spaces 1 Entry +rocedures• An entry per#it for# #ust $e filled out $efore

entry into a per#it re%uired confined space is

allowed.

• Only authori(ed entrants are allowed to

co#plete the entry per#it.

• The entry per#it #ust $e posted on or near theconfined space for which the entry is $eing

perfor#ed.

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Emergency Rescue

6mergency rescue teamsmust be a"ailable whileauthori!ed entrants are in theconfined space.

*eaths often occur during

rescue. 6mployees attempt torescue an entrant without theproper training and then getcaught themsel"es in theconfined space.

nly trained employees ordesignated resources such as&ire *epartments areauthori!ed to conduct confinedspace rescues.

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Personal Protective Equipment

Hearing protection #ay $ere%uired depending on thetype of work $eing

perfor#ed. Other : that #ay $e

re%uired are)Safety Harnesses

*opes and or ca$les for

retrieval in case ofe#ergencies.

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One of the #ost i#portant co#ponents of : in aconfined space is a respirator.


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Personal Protective Equipment

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• Other for#s of :can include)

• Hard hats

• Safety glasses

• 5lothing that protectsthe torso against

che#icals& fires and

other ha(ards

• loves safetyshoes that protect the

hands and feet fro#

various ha(ards.


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onclusion

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The emplo"er is to mar7 conined spaces that are permit-re:uired% The" must

identi" the ha+ards o the space and post a permit (eore allowing authori+ed

emplo"ees to enter% >mplo"ers posts permits near the entrance o each

conined space displa"ing the necessar" inormation%

!nl" Trained and Authori+ed >ntrants are to enter a conined space%

>mergenc" rescues should onl" (e made (" trained personnel or a rescue

ser*ice%

Alwa"s report an" concerns "ou ma" ha*e regarding conined spaces%

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