Calibrating Your Confined Space Gas Monitors
Confined space 4-gas monitors need to be calibrated. We all know it, and the time is probably coming up soon. Just how often you are required to calibrate depends on...
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What Size Ventilation Unit is Needed for My Confined Space?
Ventilation is one of the central pillars of confined space safety. Fumes, vapors, and volatile organic compounds accumulate and create an atmosphere that is not conducive to breathing. And I...
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How to Put a Fixed Gas Detection System in Your Facility
Flammable and toxic gas detection is a must for many oil refineries, offshore platforms, laboratories, chemical production plants, and public works facilities. If your work requires constant gas monitoring, you...
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How to Find the Best Confined Space Entry Kit for Your Team
Confined space entry is a complicated business. But buying the tools you need to perform regular, compliant entry of a permit-required confined space (PRCS) doesn't have to be difficult. We've...
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Setting Up Your Confined Space Entry Tripod
Setting up a tripod can be a pain in the neck so it's gratifying to use a product like the French Creek 7' Tripod and 50' 3-Way Rescue Unit and...
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What Do Contractors Need for Confined Space Entry?
Just because you aren't entering a drainage system, silo, septic tank, or some other confined space every day, or even every week, doesn't mean you can avoid getting the equipment...
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Post Confined Space Warnings to Keep Employees Safe
If a workspace contains hazardous permit-required spaces, OSHA mandates the employer must inform exposed employees of their existence, location, and the hazards they pose. This can be done by posting...
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Roles and Responsibilities for Permit-Required Confined Space Entrants
For safe entry of a permit-required confined space (PRCS), OSHA designates roles for key persons involved in the procedure. Workers trained in these responsibilities are the only ones who should...
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Pieces of the Confined Space Entry Puzzle
Nearly every type of industrial site has confined spaces - manholes with plumbing, or sheds that house pumps or generators. These are areas where the atmosphere may become toxic or...
