This training guide covers confined space safety. It defines a confined space and provides examples. It outlines the potential hazards in confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, combustibles, electricity, and mechanical hazards. It describes the characteristics of confined spaces and explains the roles and responsibilities of the entry supervisor, entrant, and attendant for confined space operations. The guide stresses the need to obtain a permit before any confined space entry and outlines the safety procedures to follow before, during, and after confined space work.
This training guide covers confined space safety. It defines a confined space and provides examples. It outlines the potential hazards in confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, combustibles, electricity, and mechanical hazards. It describes the characteristics of confined spaces and explains the roles and responsibilities of the entry supervisor, entrant, and attendant for confined space operations. The guide stresses the need to obtain a permit before any confined space entry and outlines the safety procedures to follow before, during, and after confined space work.
This training guide covers confined space safety. It defines a confined space and provides examples. It outlines the potential hazards in confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, combustibles, electricity, and mechanical hazards. It describes the characteristics of confined spaces and explains the roles and responsibilities of the entry supervisor, entrant, and attendant for confined space operations. The guide stresses the need to obtain a permit before any confined space entry and outlines the safety procedures to follow before, during, and after confined space work.
This training guide covers confined space safety. It defines a confined space and provides examples. It outlines the potential hazards in confined spaces like oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, combustibles, electricity, and mechanical hazards. It describes the characteristics of confined spaces and explains the roles and responsibilities of the entry supervisor, entrant, and attendant for confined space operations. The guide stresses the need to obtain a permit before any confined space entry and outlines the safety procedures to follow before, during, and after confined space work.
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www.ispon.gov.ng CAN WE MEET? • Tell us your name • Where you work and what you do • Why you came for the training • How you heard about the training • Have you filled your details on the attendance register? What is a Confined Space? A space that: • Is large enough and so configured that an employee can enter bodily and perform work; • Has limited or restricted means of entry or exit; • Is not designed for continuous human occupancy. Examples of Confined Spaces:
• Tanks • Vaults • Manholes • Pipes • Boilers • Trenches • Furnaces • Tunnels • Sewers • Ducts • Silos • Bins • Hoppers • Pits Industry Standard • All employees required to enter into confined or enclosed spaces shall be instructed as to the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the use of protective and emergency equipment required. • The employer shall comply with any specific regulations that apply to work in dangerous or potentially dangerous areas. Potential Hazards in Confined Spaces
• Oxygen Deficiency • Toxic Materials
<19.5% or >23.5% oxygen Carbon Monoxide concentration Hydrogen Sulfide • Combustibles Welding fumes Methane Corrosives Hydrogen • Electricity Acetylene Propane • Mechanical Hazards Gasoline fumes Mixers Crushers Characteristics of Confined Space A confined space may be associated with any or combination of the following: • May contain a hazardous atmosphere; hazardous gases, poor ventilation, abnormal temperature. • May contain material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant; • Internal configuration may cause an entrant to become trapped or asphyxiated; • Lighting may be poor; • May contain biological hazards; insects, reptiles, plants, etc. • Contains any other serious safety or health hazard. Confined Space Operation Operation of a confined space requires the following key parties:
i. The Entry Supervisor
ii. The Entrant iii. The Attendant
Note: all operations in a confined space MUST
be authorized by obtaining a permit-to-work. Entry Supervisor
• The employee responsible
for coordinating the entry
Entry Supervisor into the confined space and determining whether entry is safe. • This must be a team leader or foreman. Supervisor Responsibilities • To coordinate risk assessment and certify the space safe for entry. • To assure adequate protection is provided to the entrants by verifying adequate lockout/tagout and that all hazards are securely isolated. • To support the attendant’s authority in controlling access to a confined space. • To verify that all personnel have exited prior to closing the space. • To assure that all personnel involved are aware of the hazards associated with the space. • To assure that rescue services are available prior to entry. Entrant The employee who will physically enter the confined space to perform the work. ENTRANT Entrant Responsibilities • To assure that the space has been adequately ventilated, isolated, emptied, or otherwise made safe for entry. • To immediately exit a space, without question, upon word of the attendant, no matter what the reason. • To follow all safety rules and procedures that apply to the job. • To be familiar with the work to be performed and the procedures that apply to the job. • To use the appropriate PPE whenever necessary. ATTENDANT Attendant
The employee who remains
outside the confined space and monitors the entrant (s); guards the space against unauthorized entry; warns the entrants of any unusual conditions; and summons the rescue personnel if needed. Attendant Responsibilities • To monitor entrants during the job and during entry & exit to help insure their safety. • The attendant may not abandon his post for any reason while personnel are in the space unless relieved by another qualified attendant. • To monitor atmospheric conditions in the space during operation. • To control access to the confined space. • To summon emergency assistance as needed. • To assess hazards in and around the space, and take action on the same. • To keep records of confined space work, such as air test results, personnel entry/exit, etc. After the operation:
• Remove all personnel, tools, and debris from the
space. Sign off the log. • Close the space. • Cancel the permit. • Review the job with the host employer (hazards, problems, other employers, etc.) Submission of Continuous Assessment
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