RESCUE PROCEDURE FOR

CONFINED SPACE
1. Purpose:
When a worker fallen in confined space it’s important to rescue him as quickly as
possible because of the following reasons and purposes.
● The worker may have consumed less oxygen as normal human being
required and drowsiness and unconsciousness occurred and may need medical
attention.
● When workers may expose for a shorter period of time in oxygen deficient
workplace it could lead multiple fatalities.
● All the working crew involved to carry out activities in confined space area
i.e. pipeline, sewer line, sewerage line, vessel, tanks, vessel if they could not
rescued swiftly the result will be the dangerous.

2. Scope:
This procedure applies to all managers, supervisors, forepersons, employees,
subcontractors, and visitors at UEPL Naimat facility Phase-V Project site.

3. Policy on Confined Space Entry

The implementation and maintenance of a safe work environment is the collective
responsibility of all employees, contractors, and visitors to the jobsite. It is our
company policy to provide prompt medical treatment when a worker is injured on
the jobsite. To do this, workers may have to perform a job inside pipeline should
rescue and to bring down a worker who has fallen due to exposes toxic gases and
absence of oxygen inside the pipe.

4. Emergency Planning
The three main parts of emergency planning are:
4.1 Training
4.2 Creating an Emergency Response Plan
4.3 Outlining Rescue Procedures.

4.1 Training
Training is mandatory for workforce to develop awareness regarding confined
space entry and probable emergency situations and their expected response to
deal with emergencies and come out of such situation as quickly as possible.
Emergency evacuation routes and gathering area/muster point will be clearly
defined and communicated to all workforce, whilst muster point boards shall be
displayed at conspicuous locations to guide people during emergencies.
4.2 Emergency Response Plan
If a worker unconscious and fallen inside the spool, implement the emergency
response plan by following the steps below.
Note: It’s important to know your role.
a. The ERT Leader takes control of the situation.
b. The ERT sounds the emergency alarm-one long blasts from a horn. All
workers in the vicinity of the incident will immediately stop working. The site
supervisor quickly evaluates the situation and identifies any further hazards that
could arise.
c. The ERT Leader or their designate goes to get help if workers are close
by. If no one is close enough, the site supervisor calls for help.
d. The site supervisor calls fire brigade / ambulance if required.
e. The ERT leader/member isolates the accident zone and its perimeter to
limit further exposure.
f. All non-affected personnel shall be moved to a safe zone/muster point.
g. The ERT team leader assembles the emergency rescue team at the
accident site as quickly as possible to determine the best rescue procedure for
the situation.

4.3 Rescue Procedures

One of the following rescue procedure options shall be adopted / activated
whichever is best available.
4.3.1 General Procedures
● Entrants must immediately leave the confined space in the event the gas
monitoring alarm.
● Entrants must immediately leave the confined space if they begin to feel or
notice adverse health effects.
● The attendant will order the evacuation of entrants from the confined
space he notices changes in the condition of the space or uncharacteristic
behavior of an entrant.
● The attendant will not enter the confined space unless authorized to do so
and relieved by another qualified attendant.

4.3.2. Non-Entry Rescue

● Review the rescue protocols and discuss Task Risk Assessment (TRA)
with workforce.
● Inspect and set-up all needed rescue equipments.
● Review evacuation alarm with entrants/ attendants.
● Mode of communications will be radio/verbal communication
● Maximum entries in confined space will be three (3).
● If worker fallen inside pipe due to absence of oxygen the rescuer# 1will
rescue the affected person, Rescuer #1 will lay the affected person on ground
then lifeline will be fastened with Safety harness belt hook and rescuer#2 stands
outside the working platform will drag/pull the affecter immediately.
● Rescuer #1 assesses affected worker for injuries and then decides how to
proceed and treat the person first.
● Once the worker has been brought to a safe location, administer first aid.
treat the person for CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) for 10 to 15 minutes if
worker could not be normal then the worker will shifted to the nearby hospital.
● Arrange ambulance for transportation of affected person for further medical
treatment.
4.3.2. Entry Rescue
● Review the rescue protocols and discuss Task Risk Assessment (TRA)
with workforce.
● Inspect and set-up all needed rescue equipments.
● Review evacuation alarm with entrants/ attendants.
● Mode of communications will be radio/verbal communication
● Maximum entries in confined space will be three (3).
● If worker fallen inside vessel due to absence of oxygen Rescuers will enter
the confined space with proper PPE’s then rescuer# 1will enter in the vessel and
rescue the affected person, Rescuer #1 will lay the affected person on ground
then lifeline will be fastened with the safety harness belt hook and rescuer#2 will
drag/pull the affecter immediately.
● First Aider will assess affected worker for injuries and then decides how to
proceed and treat the person.
● Once the worker has been brought out to a safe location, first aider will treat
the person for CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) for 10 to 15 minutes.
● If worker could not be normal then the worker will shifted to the nearby
hospital.
● Arrange ambulance for transportation of affected person for further medical
treatment.
Conclusion
● The entry supervisor needs to ensure that the confined space operations
conform to the permit. They should remove unauthorized personnel from the area
and keep away them from entering the space. Make sure each hazard is identified
and controlled before entering a confined space.
● Fully understand the requirements of a confined space rescue: including
commanding the confined space rescue and control of the area.

● Emergency rescues should only be made by trained personnel or a

rescue service.
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