Over 1 ½ million workers enter confined spaces on an annual basis. Serious injury or death in a confined space can be the result of asphyxiation, engulfment, electric shock, falls, and heat stress.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- United Rentals, Inc. (URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the launch of its enhanced Confined Space Safety Training for Competent ...

Every year, industrial workers around the globe face the daunting task of entering confined spaces to perform necessary inspections, maintenance and operations. These spaces—characterized by their ...

If you manage a confined space program you have likely encountered some of the common areas of confusion working with the OSHA 1910.146 and 1926.1200 standards. What does designed for continuous ...

On a daily basis around the nation, emergency responders must handle incidents in confined spaces. Not all of these agencies have technical teams at their immediate disposal or even in their first ...

The voluntary consensus standard, which was approved on July 27, 2009, with an effective date of November 2, 2009, establishes minimum safety requirements to follow while entering, exiting and working ...

Although many fire departments have technical rescue resources available to them either internally or regionally via mutual-aid agreements, chances are that a company that isn’t trained in technical ...

A confined space is one configured so that a person can fully enter and work but is not designed for continuous human occupancy and has restricted or limited means of entry or exit. Employees entering ...

The purpose of the Confined Space Entry program is to establish safe work practices utilized during all activities in confined spaces, and to provide training for Calvin employees according to their ...

There are numerous confined spaces (pits, manholes, tanks, etc.) on Purdue University's campuses. Many are added during new construction and renovations. If your job requires you to enter a confined ...