D2000 Safety Industrial Safety Newsletter
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| Confined Space: When Air Testing Before Entry is Impractical
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| A client recently called me with a question. At his facility there was a confined space (a large vault) that they wanted to enter using alternate entry procedures (also known as reclassifying the space). Issues such as these are routinely addressed in our Confined Space Train the Trainer classes.
Checking the Air Before Entry
Over the years his crews had entered the vault many times and had never encountered a hazardous atmosphere, nor had work activities ever created one. They had the testing records to verify this. In addition, they had not identified any mechanisms (oxidation, decomposition, displacement, combustion, etc.) that might result in a hazardous atmosphere in that space, nor was the vault connected to other spaces which could introduce a hazard. So he asked the following question:
Can you enter a space to test the air to determine if it's safe to enter using alternate entry procedures? Or do you have to make an initial entry using all protections afforded by the confined space rules?
A simple answer would be, 'yes.' OSHA confined space rules state that you must test the air before entry. But due to the design of this particular vault, it isn't possible. You have to enter to test all the different sections of the vault. The result would be that the worker conducting the air testing would have to follow all the permit-required confined space rules until the testing revealed that the air was safe. If it was shown to be safe the space could be entered using alternate procedures.
Are there ways of checking the air throughout the space without entering?
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| | Confined Space Wallet Reference Cards
Handy Confined Space safety reference cards are laminated and fold up so you can carry it with you in your wallet. $1.75 each
(25 or more: $1.25 each)
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Confined Space Train the Trainer
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Duration: 16 hours.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of employer’s lockout/tagout, fall protection, confined space, and similar safety procedures. - Confined Space Basics
- Training Entrants and Attendants.
- Training Entry Supervisors.
- Regulations, Compliance Directive,
- Letters of Interpretation.
- Adult Learning Principals
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| | Confined Space Rescue Team Leader |
| | Duration: 40 hours
Prerequisites: students need to have completed confined space, fall protection, basic rope rescue training, previous training or a background in First Aid/
CPR, Respiratory Protection, and Hazardous Materials.
- Industrial Rescue Basics
- Rope Systems Operations
- Rescue Process
- Equipment
- Knots and Hitches
- Documentation
- Training Rescuers
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| | Fall Protection Competent Person |
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| Duration: 16 hours.
Prerequisites: Basic safety knowledge. - Physics of a Fall
- Types of Fall Protection
- Hierarchy of Controls
- Equipment Selection and Maintenance
- Rescue
- Fall Protection for Construction
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