CONFINED SPACE ENTRY

CONFINED SPACE STATISTICS u 65% Of All Confined Space Fatalities Due To Hazardous Atmosphere u In All Deaths Last Year (139), There Were No Detectors Nor Ventilation u One-Third Of All Deaths Were Supervisors u 60% Were Rescuers u 25% Of Spaces Were Toxic Before Entry

IDENTIFICATION OF CONFINED SPACE u Has Limited Opening(s) For Entry And Exit u An Actual Or Potential Hazardous Atmosphere Exists u Space Not Designed For Continuous Worker Occupancy u Entry Is Determined As Soon As Plane Of Opening Is Broken

OSHA REQUIREMENTS u Identify All Confined Spaces u Treat All Confined Spaces As Hazardous Until Proven Otherwise u If Possible, Identify All Hazards In Confined Space Before Entry u Respond Appropriately To Hazards Before Entry

SOME CONFINED SPACES ON CAMPUS u Elevator Shafts u Boilers u Pits u Air Handling Units u Small Mechanical Rooms u Switch Closets u Basements

POTENTIAL HAZARDS u Hazardous Atmospheres –Toxic Gases –Flammable Gases –Oxygen Rich Or Deficient u Physical Hazards –Slips, Trips, Or Falls –Electrical –Gravity Based u Chemical Contact Hazards

HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES u Oxygen Rich (Greater Than 23.5%) u Oxygen Deficient (Less Than 19.5%) u Toxic u Flammable u Corrosive u Other Gas Displacement

ATMOSPHERIC TESTING u Assume All Confined Space Requires An Entry Permit Until Testing Is Done. Test Types Are: –1. Evaluative –2. Verification –3. Duration –4. Stratified –5. Periodic And Continuous

ORDER OF TESTING u First---Oxygen Presence And Amounts u Second---Flammables u Third---Toxics u Others

PHYSICAL HAZARDS u Potential For Engulfing u Hot Work u Sides/Walls So Configured That Exit Is Prevented (Sloping, Covered, High, Etc.) u Airborne Dusts Or Other Substances u Electrical Hazards u Poor Housekeeping

CONFINED SPACE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS u Written Program u Hazard Identification Procedures u Hazard Abatement And Control u Permit System u Employee Training u Proper Equipment u Adequate Rescue Plan u Procedure For Working With Contractors

CONFINED SPACE ENTRY  Survey Workplace For Confined Space  Test Confined Space To Determine If Permit Or Non-Permit Confined Space  Isolate Confined Space From Other Employees And Non-Employees  Perform All Activities According To Written Plan

NON-PERMIT ENTRY  No Hazards -- Or  Ventilate Actual Or Potential Hazards  Correct Hazard Source  Written Supervisor Approval For Re- Entry After Hazard Correction Entry After Hazard Correction

PERMIT REQUIRED ENTRY Written Plan (Permit) Required u Isolate Internal And External Area u Hazard Identification And Evaluation u Prevention Of Unauthorized Entry u Develop And Implement Safe Entry Process u Conditions (Must Include Continuous Testing And Safe Work Conditions) u Identify Any Needed Equipment  Continued

PERMIT REQUIRED ENTRY Written Plan (Permit) Required u Describe Barricades/Barriers Needed To Protect Pedestrians & Others u Describe Rescue & Emergency Procedures u Describe Procedure For Preparation, Issuing, & Cancellation Of The Confined Space Entry Permit u Describe Coordinated Entry Operations u Review & Revise At Least Annually

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED u Testing And Monitoring u Ventilating u Communications u Lighting, Barriers, And Shields u Safe Ingress And Egress u Rescue And Emergency u PPE u Specific Equipment Needed

EXTERNAL CONTRACTOR u Must Comply With College’s Regulations u Entry Supervisor To Share Information u Entry Supervisor Must Coordinate Entry With Contractor u Contractor To Inform Supervisor Of Any Hazard Confronted Or Created In Permitted Space

WRITTEN PROGRAM MUST ADDRESS u Unauthorized Entry Measures u How To Identify And Evaluate Permit Space Hazards u Means, Procedures, And Practices Needed For Safe Entry u Rescue And Emergency Operations u Coordinated Entry u Review And Revise At Least Annually

CONFINED SPACE PERMIT MUST CONTAIN u Specific Space To Be Entered u Purpose Of Entry u Date And Length Of Time Of Entry u Authorized Entrant, Authorized Attendant, and Entry Supervisor u Actual Hazards And Potential Hazards  Continued

CONFINED SPACE PERMIT MUST CONTAIN u Measures Used To Isolate Space Results u Communications Procedures u Equipment Needed u Acceptable Entry Conditions u Initial And Periodic Test Results u Rescue And Emergency Means u Any Permits