Work performed in a confined space is like hospital work - there is no room for error.
The DuraLabel Best Practice Guide to Confined Spaces provides an overall summary of what needs to be done prior to anyone entering a confined space. It's purpose is to provide an overview that will help reduce confined space accidents.
Contrary to common belief, not all small work areas are considered "confined" under OSHA rules. If a confined space poses no danger, it's not considered a permit-required confined space According to OSHA, a permit-required confined space has:
A limited or restricted means of entry or exit
Is large enough for a person to enter to perform tasks
Is not designed or configured for continuous occupancy
and has one or more of the following:
the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere
the potential for engulfing the entrant
configured space might cause an entrant to be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor that slopes downward and tapers to smaller cross section
contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazards
Some of the topics covered in the DuraLabel Best Practice Guide to Confined Spaces include:
Do I Need A Confined Space Permit?
Sample Confined Space Assessment Form
Sample Confined Spaces Program
Preventing unauthorized entry and posting of confined spaces
Entry Procedures
Rescue Procedures
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
Confined Space Safety Labels & Signs
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