Confined Space Entry

By Group 2
 ▪Introduction
▪Types of Confined Space
Entry
OUTLINE OF ▪Real Life Scenario
THE TOPIC:
Examples
▪Conclusion
 What is a Confined Space?

A confined space is defined as an area large enough for an

employee to enter and perform work, but has limited or
INTRODUCTION restricted means of entry or exit and is not designed for
continuous human occupancy. Examples include storage
tanks, aircraft fuel cells, crawl spaces, grain and sand bins
and silos, pipelines, construction sites and trenches,
sewers and tunnels.
ASSIGNED ROLES DURING
CONFINED SPACE
PERMIT-REQUIRED WORK
Authorizedentrantrefers to an employee who is authorized by their employer to enter a confined space.
Attendantrefersto an individualstationed outside one or more confined spaces who monitors the authorized entrants and
performs specific duties assigned in the writtenpermit-required confined space program.
Entry supervisorreferstothe person responsible for determining if acceptableentry conditions are present at a confined space, for
authorizing entry and overseeing entry operations, and for terminatingentry as required.
Rescue servicerefers tothe personnel designated to rescue employees from confined spaces. It is importantto havea procedure for
obtainingemergency rescue before beginning an entry into a confined space. A system and equipment to retrieve and rescue
entrants without having to go intothe confined space is ideal however sometimes itmay not be possibledue to theconfiguration
of the space.
Types of Confined Space Entry
 PERMIT CONFINED SPACES
▪ Permit confined spaces are the most hazardous and require
you or some qualified person to completed a safety checklist,
simply called a permit, before you enter in to the space.
Examples of permit confined spaces: tanks, vessels, silos,
storage bins, hoppers, vaults, pits, manholes, tunnels,
equipment housings, ductwork, pipelines.

Confinedspacesare usuallybrokendown
into two groups:Non-Permitand Permit.
NON PERMIT CONFINED SPACES
▪ A confined place that does not require a permit is one that is
free of risks that could result in death or significant physical
harm from atmospheric sources, or that do not even have the
potential to do so. Examples of Non-Permit confined spaces:
equipment closets, crawl spaces under houses, machinery
cabinets, ventilated tunnels, and drop ceilings.
 What is a Permit?
permit is a written safety checklist that is completed before you can enter into the
confined space
REAL LIFE SCENARIOS
OF WORKING IN
CONFINED SPACES
 In 2011, two brothers, aged 16 and 22, died due to the hazardous
environment in an organic waste recycling facility. While they
ASPHYXIATION IN were flushing out the drainage system with a high-pressure hose,
THE the younger brother was asphyxiated by hydrogen sulfide, which
caused him to fall to the bottom of a 10-foot shaft. His older
UNDERGROUND brother attempted to rescue his brother but sadly met the same
DRAINAGE SYSTEM fate and died 2 days later in hospital.
 In 1999, an electrician was knocked unconscious from the fumes
within a waste gas tower. Dangerous amounts of carbon
monoxide, dihydrogen sulfide, hydrogen cyanide, and other toxic
gases were present. Luckily, a student was accompanying him
ELECTRICIAN that day. They were both inside the skirt underneath the gas
RENDERED tower, on their hands and knees working on a motor. The
electrician suddenly became motionless and unresponsive –
UNCONSCIOUS IN A knocked unconscious by the gases. Although the student felt ill
GAS TOWER due to the fumes, he managed to pull the electrician to safety.
Both were very fortunate to survive this extremely hazardous
atmosphere.
APPLICATION OF CONFINED
SPACE ENTRY
 Confined space entry is meant to protect AVS
personnel from harm, disease, or even death
while carrying out their job-related
responsibilities by promoting safety awareness,
precautions, and rules. In order to reduce the
risk of further physical harm and to maintain a
safe work environment, this also applies to all
AVS employees who work at locationswhere
other industries or aircraft accidentshave
occurred.
THANK YOU!