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OSHA 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces

• Written program• Entry permit • Provide training• Provide equipment• Provide rescue of entrants• Conduct an annual review

of the program

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Confined Space Emergency Response: Assessing Employer and Fire Dept Practices


Incidents 431Fatalities 530Rescuers 47

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Injuries - Fatalities

1. Hazardous Atmospheres2. Falls – Into/Inside 3. Explosion or Fire In/Point of entry 4. Electrocution/Shock5. Caught In/Crushing6. Trapped in unstable material7. Struck by Falling Object into the space

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Injuries - Fatalities

8. Insufficient maneuverability in the space9. Eye Injuries10. Contact with temperature extremes11. Noise 12. Vibration13. Stress from excess exertion in the space


MaineOld Orchard Beach (2) BNASS. Paris (2) PortlandBelfast (2) RocklandBig 6 Township (1) LewistonFranklin (1-1) Livermore FallsGreene (1) AugustaBangor (3?-1) KitteryFairfield (1) BiddefordMadawaska (1) GlenburnAuburn (3-1) WestbrookKennebunkport (2) Falmouth

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12-50

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Hazardous Atmospheres

Leading cause of death in confined spaces:• H2S, CO, CO2, 02 Def, Combustible• May occur naturally - Methane• May be a chemical brought into the space• May be a product used, stored in the space• Product may leaks into the space


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Hazardous Atmospheres• Oxygen content

– Has less than 19.5% or more than 23.5%

• Combustible– Has more than 10% LEL– Combustible dusts (5’ rule)

• Toxic - Reaches poisonous levels, measured in PPM


Note: legal levels are not necessarily safe levels

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Air Monitoring• Gas detectors

determine conditions and monitor the atmosphere to warn of changing conditions

• Must know the proper use and limitations of the meter


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Ventilation

• Ventilators (gas or electric) are used to make a hazardous atmosphere safe, and to keep it safe

• Be careful to blow only fresh air into the space

• Use in conjunction with air monitoring


Engulfment Hazards

• Water• Wastewater

• Grain• Sawdust

• Soil

Liquid/Solid


Rescue - Recovery

• IDLH atmospheres• Engulfment hazard• Dismembered victim(s)• Hazardous Materials• Maine Workplace

Manslaughter Act


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1910.146 Sec k, Rescue & Emergency Services

• Required for Permit SpacesNon-Entry verses Entry

• On site - trained, equipped, annual exercise

• Off site - Fire/EMS Services: agreement, available, trained, equipped, exercises

• Under “Emergency Response” of the writtenplan, calling 911 is not the best answer


CSRT Required Personnel• Entry Supervisor• Attendant• Entrant• Backup Entrant


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Rescuer• An employer whose employees have been

designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services shall take the following measures:– Provide adequate employee training– Provide affected employees with the personal

protective equipment– Provide appropriate rescue equipment


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Rescuer cont.

• Train affected employees to perform assigned rescue duties

• Practice making permit required space rescues at least once every 12 months

• Train affected employees in basic first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).


Representative Spaces


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Non-Entry Rescue

• Attendant rescue– Notify EMS– Use retrieval device to

extract entrant without entering the space

– Start First Aid/CPR


Out & Down


Entry Rescue


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Entry Rescue

Point of entry


Point of entry

Rapid Rescue ToolsWristlets

Wristlets may beworn by the entrantif a harness is notpractical, or wouldcreate a hazard.

Wristlets can alsobe used as a non entry rescue tool.

Anklets

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Slimmest profile

Airway opened

May be only option

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Patient Packaging

• Do No Harm• Patient Assessment• Mechanism of Injury• Level of packaging needed• Equipment needs• Level of training• Rapid Extrication


Packaging Equipment

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Rope Rescue Issues

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Team Development

• Program Management• Staffing• Training • Equipment• Preplanning• Exercises• Funding• Legal


Portland Water District CSRT

• Project team, not necessarily an emergency response team

• On site and available whenever entry rescue may be required in a permit required space

• Team provides education for crews throughout the District


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