Confined Space
Controlling and Removing Static Electricity During Confined Space Entry Ventilation
EHS professionals need a clear, well-defined 'how-to' standard on the proper procedures for controlling and safely removing electrostatic charges during confined space ventilation....
Fall Protection and Confined Spaces
OSHA 1910.146, the standard covering permit-required confined spaces, is a great starting point to learn more about creating a confined space program....
MSHA Completes 100 Percent of Annual Mine Inspections
MSHA announced that in the first year of its 100 Percent Plan, the agency achieved its goal of completing every mandated regular inspection for the year. This marks the first time in MSHA’s 31-year history that every mandated regular inspection was completed within the year....
Hardware Heroes: Search and Rescue Robots
Imagine the following situation: You are a first responder and you arrive at the scene of a building that has collapsed....
Expanding Confined Space Awareness
Joe Gurican, who teaches a confined space awareness class, believes confined space deaths typically occur for two reasons. First, employers and workers fail to recognize and control the hazards associated with confined spaces, and secondly, they conduct inadequate or incorrect emergency response, resulting in the death of the initial entrant, the would-be rescuer or both. ...
Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Engulfment takes the lives of three workers in a trench collapse at a construction site. An employee dies instantly when a spark causes an internal explosion;...
