 |
|
|
UER Store
|
|
order your copy of Access All Areas today!
|
|
|
|
Activity
|
|
980 online
Server Time:
2024-04-19 19:29:30
|
|
|
 -=HR=-Rage
  
Location: Durham Region
Gender: Male
 |  |  | Confined Space/Permit-Required Confined Space
< on 1/29/2004 5:35 AM >
|  | | | A confined space is a space large enough and so configured that someone
can enter and perform assigned work; and has limited or restricted means for
entry or exit (for example, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults,
and pits are spaces that may have limited means of entry.); and is not designed
for continuous employee occupancy.
There are two types of confined spaces:
1. Non-Permit Required Confined Space - is a space that meets the definition of a confined space but does not contain or, with respect to atmospheric
hazards, have the potential to contain any hazard capable of causing death or
serious physical harm.
2. Permit Required Confined Space - this is a confined space that meets the
definition of a confined space but has one or more of the following
characteristics:
a. Contains or has a potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere;
b. Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant;
c. Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or
asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes
downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section; or
d. Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard.
Examples of serious safety or health hazards might include:
Fall hazards
Unguarded machinery
Extreme heat or cold
Steam pipes or chemical lines
Hazardous noise levels
Electrical hazards
Presence of asbestos
Potentially hazardous levels of dust
Confined spaces can be hazardous for several reasons:
a. Hazardous atmospheres - the nature of many confined spaces can cause
them to have poor atmospheres such as a lack of oxygen, flammable gases,
toxic gases, etc.
b. Engulfment / Entrapment - the space has the potential for a material in the
space to collapse and trap or bury the employee inside of the confined space
c. Restricted Entry - spaces are not made for continuous occupancy by humans
and may have limited entry and exit places.
d. Occupational Hazards - occupational hazards are amplified in confined
spaces. Noises are louder because they cannot escape into the atmosphere.
Heat builds up quickly and can lead to heat exhaustion.
Besides all that, Confined Spaces can be alot of fun to explorer!
Examples of Confined Spaces:
-Sewers (storm sewer, combined sewer overflows, sewage drain)
-Public Utility Tunnels
-Steam Tunnels
-Crawl Spaces
..Etc
See Also:
Drain
Steam Tunnel
Asphyxiant
Hydrogen Sulfide
Methane
SCBA
For Info On Asbestos Also See
Asbestos
[last edit 1/29/2004 5:35 AM by Crispy Critter - edited 4 times]
|
|
|
|
All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire.
To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site:
UER CONTACT
View Terms of Service |
View Privacy Policy |
Server colocation provided by Beanfield
This page was generated for you in 93 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738530051 pages have been generated.
|
|
