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Complete confined spaces handbook
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Publication Information:
Boca Raton, Fla : Lewis Pub, 1994
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9780873714877

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30000003663865 T55 R44 1994 f Open Access Book Book
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This book provides plant managers, supervisors, safety professionals, and industrial hygienists with recommended procedures and guidance for safe entry into confined spaces. It reviews selected case histories of confined space accidents, including multiple fatalities, and discusses how a confined space entry program could have prevented them. It outlines the requirements of the OSHA permit-entry confined space standard and provides detailed explanations of requirements for lockout/tagout, air sampling, ventilation, emergency planning, and employee training. The book is filled with more than 100 line drawings and more than 150 photographs.


Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview
Oxygen-Deficient and Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres
Flammable Atmospheres
Toxic Atmospheres
Physical Hazards
Entry Program Requirements
Lockout/Tagout
Ventilating Confined Spaces
Atmospheric Testing
Personal Protective Equipment
Respiratory Protection
Emergency Planning and Rescue
Entry and Hot Work Permits
Employee Training
Appendices: OSHA Standards
Sources of Help
Glossary of Confined Space Terms
Suppliers of Confined Space Related
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