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| Confined Space” means a space that |
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Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work; and
Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit; and
Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy |
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Tanks Storage, Tanks,Pipelines, Pits,wells,Tank Cars,Sewers, Vessels,hoppers,Silos,vaults,Bins,
Boilers |
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| 4 major dangers in confined spaces. |
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Oxygen Deficiency
Combustibility/Flammability
Toxicity
Physical Hazard |
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| Permit required confined spaces contain one or more of the following: |
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Contain or have the potential to contain hazardous atmospheres;
Contain materials that have the potential to engulf an entrant;
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
Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard. |
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| A permit is a written safety checklist that is completed before you can enter into the confined space. A permit ensures that all the hazards are removed from the confined space before you enter. |
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| Confined space permits ask questions such as: |
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What is the purpose of entry?
How much time will be spent working inside the confined space?
Who are the people authorized to enter the space?
Who will be the attendant that stays outside the confined space?
What are the atmospheric conditions in the confined space?
What are the methods of communication between people inside the confined space and people outside the space?
What kinds of equipment are being provided and used for safe entry?
Are there any additional safety checklists that need to be completed, such as a welding or burning permits?
How have you have eliminated the hazards before you enter the confined space ( lockout/tagout, forced air ventilation, etc.)? |
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| Non-Permit Confined Spaces |
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| When a certain confined space is called "Non-Permit", it means that the space does not (or could not) contain hazards that could cause death or serious harm. When you enter into a Non-Permit confined space, you do not have to complete a written safety check list before you can start your work. |
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