受限空间安全.pptxVIP

Confined Space TrainingPermit-Required Confined SpacesTitle 8 Sections 5156-5159Prsented by: Ben ElisondoCSU / SETC Safety TrainingConfined Space StatisticsLeading cause of occupational fatalities in this countryThe Standard covers 240,000 workplaces and 12.2 million workersWorkers make 4.8 million entries/yearStandard may prevent 85% of fatalities and nearly 11,000 injuriesDefinition of a Confined Space(must meet all three criteria)Limited means for entry or exit (manholes, vaults, pits)Large enough so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned workNot designed for continuous occupancyTwo types – Permit Non-Permit Required SpacesDefinition of Permit-RequiredConfined SpacesA confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics:Contains or has potential to contain a hazardous atmospherePotential for engulfmentInternal configuration that can trap or asphyxiate entrantAny other serious safety or health hazards (electrical, hot work, drowning . . .)What is a Hazardous Atmosphere? An atmosphere that may expose employees to the risk of death, incapacitation, impairment of ability to self-rescue, or acute illness resulting from the following:Flammable gas, vapor or mist in excess of 10% of the LFLCombustible dust at a concentration that is or =LFLOxygen concentration 19.5% or 23.5%Any substance with concentration PELAny other atmospheric concentration that is IDLHPermit-Required Spaces on CampusElectrical vaults: electrical hazards, low oxygen, /or asbestosSewer manholes: CO, low oxygen, /or toxic gasesStorm drain manholes: CO, low oxygen, /or toxic gasesPermit-Required Spaces on Campus (cont)Pool Pit: lack of oxygen, toxic gases, /or drowningSewer Tanks: toxic gases, low oxygen, drowning, /or electrocution hazardsCommunication Vaults: low oxygen, asbestos, /or electrical hazardsNon-Permit Required SpacesSpaces that do not contain or, with respect to atmospheric hazards, have the potential to contain any hazard capable