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 ...

What are the steps you should first consider to ensure your confined space entries are safe and that workers are best equipped to respond if they are met with a life-threatening hazard? A lot can ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email TULSA, Okla. – Confined spaces are more than just tight spots. They are potentially dangerous environments that ...

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 ...

Too often in the fire service, specialty teams are thought of independently. However, there arguably is no stronger connection between two disciplines than there is between confined space rescue and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program has released the 2023 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-related Injuries and Fatalities ahead of National ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many workplaces contain areas that are considered "confined spaces;" these spaces have limited or restricted means for entry or exit and are not designed for continuous occupancy, but are large enough ...