A confined space is any space of an enclosed nature where there is a risk of serious injury or death from hazardous substances or dangerous conditions.
A confined space may also be created by leakage of toxic gas in an enclosed area or a poorly ventilated room.
Worldwide, people are killed or seriously injured in confined spaces each year. these occur across a wide range of industries and involve complex plant as well as simple storage vessels.
To ensure safety, an organisation must make sure that a safe system of work is developed and put into practice. Workers working in a confined space must be adequately informed, instructed and trained in the relevant safe system of work, safety equipment and rescue arrangements.
Did you know…?
More than half of all workplace confined space fatalities involve workers trying to rescue their colleagues.