Confined Spaces

Confined Space Entry, Part 4

By Stephen V. Magyar, Jr., MBA, CSP · May 2006

THE most critical element in ensuring that work inside confined spaces is completed safely is the ability to anticipate safety problems before they become life threatening. Hazard evaluation can be as simple as evaluating changes in work attitude or as complex as evaluating environmental conditions.

Confined Space Entry, Part 3

By Stephen V. Magyar, Jr., MBA, CSP · April 2006

MANY decisions to enter confined spaces are made without recognition of the expected danger. Lack of knowledge, carelessness, and simple acceptance of the hazard are the main reasons. The decisions to enter are made in spite of all efforts to provide hazard awareness and safety training.

Confined Space Entry, Part 2

By Stephen V. Magyar, Jr., MBA, CSP · March 2006

THE attendant is the last individual external to the confined space who can monitor working conditions that will ensure the safety of the workers inside the work space. Attention to specific details outlined on the work permit, the ability to adequately oversee "permitted operations," and the authority to "stop work" when rules are violated are the critical elements of the responsibility.

Safe Excavation Work Essentials

By Stephen V. Magyar, Jr., MBA, CSP · March 2006

CONSTRUCTION workers make up only 6 percent of the total workforce, but they are involved in more than 20 percent of all work-related fatalities. Trenching accidents that are directly related to excavation work account for almost 200 deaths annually.

Confined Space Entry, Part 1

By Stephen V. Magyar, Jr., MBA, CSP · February 2006

SAD but true: In spite of all safety regulations and precautions, almost 500 deaths occurred in confined spaces during the past five years. Seventy-five percent of these deaths involved skilled workers who were cleaning, repairing, or performing routine maintenance.

Toxic VOCs and Confined Space Entry

By Robert E. Henderson · November 2005

TOXIC VOC exposure is one of the most overlooked hazards in confined space entry. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds characterized by their tendency to evaporate easily at room temperature.

Confined Space Monitoring: Is a PID Sensor Really Necessary?

By Matt Thiel · August 2005

A worker is about to enter a confined space. Prior to entry, he reaches down to his belt and pulls out his gas monitoring device. He points the device into the confined space and initiates a scan of the entire area. Beams of light emit out of the instrument in all directions and cover the entire interior of the confined space.

Understanding Oxygen Sensor Performance

By Robert Henderson · May 2005

OXYGEN deficiency is one of the most common of all categories of atmospheric hazards. It stands to reason that the sensors used to measure oxygen concentration are one of the most widely used types of sensors included in portable atmospheric monitors, especially those used in confined space monitoring procedures.

Matters of Interpretation

By Gary Hutter, P.E., Ph.D., CSP · February 2005

JUST about every industrial facility and parking lot with a manhole has the potential to contain an Occupational Safety and Health Administration-defined "confined space."

Understanding Static Electricity in Entry Ventilation

By Dave Angelico · February 2005

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