Confined Spaces Topic Articles
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Confined Spaces [Oct 2007]
Good practice advice which you may find helpful
A number of people are killed or seriously injured in confined spaces each year. This happens in a wide range of industries, from those involving complex plant to simple storage vessels. Those killed include not only people working in the confined space but those who try to rescue them without proper training and equipment.
Confined Space Entry [Jul 2006]
Understanding the nature of the pit
Confined Space Entry [Oct 2004]
Covering all the hazards
Working in Confined Spaces [Oct 2002]
The need to perform operations within Confined Spaces is a truly international problem. Each year millions of pounds are spent trying to remove the need to enter these spaces by changing processes, by designing out the spaces themselves and by the use of new technologies such as CCTV for inspection work.
