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2020年8月31日 · Confined spaces are dangerous places. Learn how to protect yourself in this environment, and the first steps in confined space safety.
2019年3月6日 · Simultaneous operations, also known as SIMOPs, refer to two or more work activities carried out within the same location at the same time. The term is used within the process manufacturing industries. SIMOPs complicate occupational safety assurance efforts, as they create a situation in which the risks of each operation must be understood both ...
- Step 1: Understand The Emergency
- Step 2: Conduct A Site Assessment
- Step 3: Ensure That Permit Procedures Are in Place and Working
- Step 4: Create The Rescue Plan
- Step 5: Drills
Emergencies come in many varieties, so the first consideration should be “what happened?” The rescue effort needs to be appropriate to the nature of the emergency. There’s no need to execute a tactical operation if a worker simply feels nauseous and can safely exit the space themselves. Workers entering confined spaces need to be trained on how to ...
Well before any confined space entry takes place on a site, those spaces have to be identified, classified, and labeled. A “confined space” is any area not designed for continuous human occupancy, with a limited means of ingress and egress. Whether or not a permit is required for simple entry to these spaces may vary depending on their characterist...
OSHA requires employers to develop a permitting system for allowing workers into confined spaces. Permits have to include information about the location, authorized personnel, and hazard control. This information can be invaluable to the rescue process. Permits must include the following information: 1. Identification of the confined space 2. Purpo...
Rescue plan parameters should be decided on for all confined spaces, then documented and trained. Knowledgeable and experienced individuals should collaborate to decide how these general categories apply to their organization’s activities. 1. Assignment of roles –Who is going to be needed to conduct an effective rescue? Can external resources be us...
It is not enough to create a plan. Emergency preparedness means the plan has been tested and the critical actors have had a chance to practice. This means that rescuers have tested out access to confined space, practiced removing casualties (dummies or volunteers), moved the necessary equipment into place and used it. Success of the drill has to be...
2019年11月5日 · Videos of people overlooking safety procedures out of ignorance, hurry, or plucky "git r' done" ingenuity. Each of these types will give safety professionals plenty of reasons to lose sleep, but they can also be informative. We can learn a lot from the errors captured on camera without having to see someone getting maimed.
2024年1月17日 · Every year, a fire breaks out in approximately 16,500 office and retail buildings. These steps will help ensure that yours isn't one of them.
2019年12月15日 · Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers are a very common form of fire extinguisher and are used in situations where traditional water and foam fire extinguishers or dry chemical fire extinguishers are not suitable. A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher is a “clean extinguisher” and leaves no residue on the area it is applied.
