By W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA "One worker died after entering a toluene storage tank. During the rescue attempt, a fireman was killed when the tank exploded." Confined space fatalities such as this example are a common occurrence in the workplace. According to NIOSH,...
On June 7, 2011 two workers died in Durham, North Carolina while performing work in a confined space. Click here to read about the incident. The most common cause of confined space fatalities are workers attempting to rescue the entrant. It is imperative that...
A client at a large steel mill recently contacted me concerning my article on performing a confined space assessment: http://www.workplace-safety-nc.com/articles/conf-space-assessments.html One of OSHA's 3 criteria to be considered a confined space is: Has limited or...