Confined Spaces: The Silent Killer
It’s shocking to think, but the vast majority of incidents that occur within confined spaces never go reported. Even when they do, fatalities that occur as a result of an accident within an enclosed...
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Simple Checks Save Lives in Confined Spaces
A confined space, an area that’s hard to enter, potentially dangerous and generally unsafe for human habitation, should always be approached with care, the correct knowledge and the correct equipment...
View ArticleQuarry Worker Crushed to Death
Even in a large, open-air area such as a quarry, the dangers of confined spaces still exist. Despite the fact that you’d think there was unlikely to be confined spaces in these environments, confined...
View ArticleEight Miners Die in Tunnel Collapse
A rock collapse in a South African mine has killed eight workers, with a ninth missing and assumed to be trapped within the mine. Although a further investigation is yet to be carried out, it is...
View ArticleConfined Spaces Can Kill
Asphyxia, gas poisoning, fumes, fire and explosions are common hazards so employers and employees need to be aware of the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997. Despite legislation and copious amounts of...
View ArticleConfined Spaces Regulations apply despite Unconfined Views
The April 2014 Edition of healthandsafetyatwork.com carries an interesting box story on page 23 about excavations, which says that whether you can see the sky from inside a trench is irrelevant. “It’s...
View ArticleAndy Richford appointed to PASS Training
PASS Training has appointed experienced confined spaces and breathing apparatus specialist Andy Richford as business development manager. With a track record extending to Toyota, Johnson Matthey,...
View ArticleSafe Systems of Work for Confined Spaces must come before Rescue Training
Training for confined spaces needs to concentrate not only on Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) but also on self-rescue procedures and putting measures in place to avoid the need for having rescue teams...
View ArticleDo not ignore Safe Systems of Work
Yesterday, Huddersfield Magistrates heard how a West Yorkshire steel fabricator flouted SSoW measures when a worker was severely burned in a flashover during hot-cutting work at Fox’s Biscuits factory...
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