Safety and Health in Confined SpacesCRC Press, 1998 M11 23 - 928 pages 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. |
Contents
Toxic and Asphyxiating Hazards | 3 |
Chapter | 13 |
Chapter | 14 |
Chapter 2 | 39 |
CONTENTS | 66 |
Toxic and Asphyxiating Hazards in Confined Spaces | 67 |
Pulmonary Function | 72 |
Oxygen Transport in Blood | 78 |
Chapter 8 | 258 |
Preentry Planning Hazard Assessment and Hazard Management | 271 |
Logistical Considerations for Work Involving Confined Spaces | 353 |
Chapter 10 | 397 |
Ventilation for Work in Confined Spaces | 467 |
Respiratory and Other Personal Protective Equipment | 509 |
Medical Aspects of Work Involving Confined Spaces | 607 |
Emergency Preparedness and Response | 631 |
Hyperventilation | 84 |
Chemical Asphyxiants | 92 |
Other Chemical Substances | 99 |
Confined Space Accidents and Atmospheric Hazards | 105 |
Chapter 4 | 106 |
INTRODUCTION | 111 |
Chapter 5 | 161 |
The Role of Confined Energy | 209 |
Hazard Management for Confined Spaces | 243 |
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accidents involving activity Administration U.S. DOL/OSHA alveolar American Petroleum Institute asphyxiating atmospheric conditions atmospheric hazards autoignition temperature Biological hazard carbon dioxide carbon monoxide cause chemical combustion concentration confined workspaces containing dust effects electrical energy entry equipment exposure factors fatal accidents Fire Protection Association flammable flammable limit flash point hazard assessment hazardous atmosphere hazardous conditions Health Administration U.S. heat hemoglobin hydrogen sulfide increase industrial inert instrument involving confined spaces liquid materials mechanical methane mixture mmHg National Fire Protection NFPA NIOSH Non-Ionizing Radiation normal Occupational Fatalities Related Occupational Safety OSHA OSHA reports oxidation oxygen deficiency Oxygen enrichment partial pressure Possible Yes potential preentry preparation prework inspection procedures produce Raoult's law residual respiratory result Safety and Health Selected Occupational Fatalities sensor situations Standard structure substances Table temperature testing toxic U.S. Department vapor pressure ventilation welding and cutting Yes No Possible