Over 1 ½ million workers enter confined spaces on an annual basis. Serious injury or death in a confined space can be the result of asphyxiation, engulfment, electric shock, falls, and heat stress.

Yafang Zhou, 59, was only recovered from the confined space when police tracking her mobile phone heard her calling for help from beneath a manhole cover in Poway, San Diego ...

Greeley technical rescue crews came up with two plans when they encountered a man wedged between a church wall and a dumpster ...

Confined spaces are found in nearly every work environment. These spaces can expose workers to hazards related to oxygen deficiency, and toxic or combustible atmospheres. The updated ANSI/ASSP ...

This program establishes the framework to protect individuals from the hazards associated with entering and performing work in confined spaces through evaluations, training, safe work practices, and ...

This course covers the requirements of the OSHA Permit-Required Confined-Space Standard. Course topics include safety and health hazards associated with confined space entry, and the evaluation, ...

Have you ever felt trapped in an enclosed space? Some people have a phobia of confined places such as small rooms, crowds, ...

The traditional approach to confined space entries, where a worker enters a confined space supported by a disconnected attendant worker standing outside on ‘hole watch’ to respond to any ...

Confined spaces are enclosed spaces that are large enough for workers to enter and perform work assignments, but have limited openings to enter and exit and are not designed for continuous employee ...

A confined space is any space that is large enough for an employee to enter, that has a restricted means of entry or exit, and that is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. All of these ...

There are numerous of Confined Spaces throughout the University. At SFU, confined spaces can only be accessed by qualified contractors or trades to perform various maintenance and services. Confined ...