Safety and Health in Confined Spaces

Safety and Health in Confined Spaces goes beyond all other resources currently available. International in scope, the 15 chapters and 10 appendices cover every facet of this important subject. A significant addition to the literature, this book provides a confined space focus to other health and safety concepts.

Confined spaces differ from other workspaces because their boundary surfaces amplify the consequences of hazardous conditions. The relationship between the individual, the boundary surface, and the hazardous condition is the critical factor in the onset, outcome, and severity of accidents in these workspaces.

The author uses information about causative and other factors from analysis of fatal accidents to develop a hazard assessment and hazard management system. He provides a detailed, disciplined protocol, covering 36 hazardous conditions, that addresses all segments of work--the undisturbed space, entry preparation, work activity, and emergency preparedness and response--and illustrates how to use it. Safety and Health in Confined Spaces gives you the tools you need for preventing and responding to accidents.

Chapter 1 : Atmospheric Hazards and Fatal Accidents in Confined Spaces
Chapter 2 : Nonatmospheric Hazards and Fatal Accidents in Confined Spaces
Chapter 3 : Toxic and Asphyxiating Hazards in Confined Spaces
Chapter 4 : Ignitable and Explosive Atmospheric Hazards
Chapter 5 : Atmospheric Confinement: The Role of Boundary Surfaces
Chapter 6 : Nonatmospheric Hazardous for Confined Spaces
Chapter 7 : Preentry Planning, Hazardous Assessment, and Hazard Management
Chapter 8 : Logistical Considerations for Work Involving Confined Spaces
Chapter 9 : Instrumentation and Testing
Chapter 10 : Ventilation for Work in Confined Spaces
Chapter 11 : Respiratory and Other Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 12 : Training
Chapter 13 : Medical Aspects of Work Involving Confined Spaces
Chapter 14 : Emergency Preparedness and Response
Chapter 15 : Appendices
Chapter 16 : Standards, Guidelines, and Regulations
Chapter 17 : The Qualified Person
Chapter 18 : Standards for Oxygen Deficiency and Enrichment
Chapter 19 : Ingnitability Limits
Chapter 20 : Model of Confined Space Program
Chapter 21 : Guided Questions for Identifying and Assessing Hazardous Conditions
Chapter 22 : Deactivation, De-energization, Isolation, and Lockout
Chapter 23 : Hazard Reduction for Work Involving Confined Spaces
Chapter 24 : Standards, Guidelines, and Legislation Affecting Ventilation of Confined Spaces
Chapter 25 : Portable Ventilation Systems

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