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Confined spaces with a hazardous atmosphere have resulted in numerous seafarer fatalities. [5] For this reason, confined (enclosed space) regulations for atmosphere monitoring are stated in the SOLAS Convention and also specified in industry Codes, such as the Code of safe working practices. [6]
Confined space rescue is a subset of technical rescue operations that involves the rescue and recovery of victims trapped in a confined space or in a place only accessible through confined spaces, such as underground vaults, storage silos, storage tanks, or sewers. A warning label on a storage tank, indicating that it is a confined space.
Examples of OSHA standards include requirements for employers to provide fall protection such as a safety harness/line or guardrails; prevent trenching cave-ins; prevent exposure to some infectious diseases; ensure the safety of workers who enter confined spaces; prevent exposure to harmful chemicals; put guards on dangerous machines; provide ...
Examples of high-risk jobs where a written permit-to-work procedure may need to be used include hot work (such as welding), confined space entry, cutting into pipes carrying hazardous substances (breaking containment), diving in the vicinity of intake openings, and work that requires electrical or mechanical isolation.
Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2038) [19] The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1713) [20] Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) [21] Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations [22] Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 [23] Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999
Confined spaces can pose a hazard not just to workers, but also to people who try to rescue them. In 2015, around 136 U.S. workers died in fatalities related to confined spaces according to the data collected in response to the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [16]