The resources are there to help you learn your gas detector and ultimately to keep you safe. If your manufacturer offers a confined space-specific class, it likely will begin by covering what a ...

The "best" confined space gas detector doesn't come from any one manufacturer; it's the instrument that best fulfills the requirements for your confined space program. The ways in which gas ...

Mark McCabe recounts how rescuer and victim at a confined-space incident nearly were put in peril because of shortsightedness regarding the crew's four-gas meters. In July 2017, the Cohasset ...

“If workers are taking a meter into a confined space with them, they need to know how to use it. They should know what the alarms sounds like, how to turn it on and off, etc.,” Gurican warns. “Workers ...

Our 4-gas meter alarm sounds if O2 falls below 19.5% (20.9% O2 is ... continuous until the work has been completed and all personnel are safely out of the confined space. Air sampling is also ...

Is the person in a confined space? While en route, responders should take multiple actions to help to set up the incident for success: • Turn on the four-gas meter/combustible gas meter and ...

Breathe easier in confined spaces with a properly charged, calibrated and maintained meter. I was providing confined space entry rescue for a welding crew when the meter's alarm started flashing. The ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- In 2018, three underground utility workers in Florida died performing routine work after entering a confined space without the proper personal protective equipment or ...

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.

gas detector readings, an equipment list, and detailed emergency procedures. Dialing 911 does not qualify as a procedure. Permit-required confined spaces need to meet additional criteria. Permits are ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration defines a confined space as an area that meets all three of the following conditions: • Large enough for a person ...