Safety and Health in Confined Spaces

Neil McManus

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN:
  9781351417792
• Subtopic: Ingeniería industrial

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Dedication
• Chapter 1 Atmospheric Hazards and Fatal Accidents in Confined Spaces
• Chapter 2 Nonatmospheric Hazards and Fatal Accidents in Confined Spaces
• Chapter 3 Toxic and Asphyxiating Hazards in Confined Spaces
• Chapter 4 Ignitable and Explosive Atmospheric Hazards
• Chapter 5 Atmospheric Confinement: The Role of Boundary Surfaces
• Chapter 6 Nonatmospheric Hazardous Conditions: The Role of Confined Energy
• Chapter 7 Hazard Management for Confined Spaces
• Chapter 8 Preentry Planning, Hazard Assessment, and Hazard Management
• Chapter 9 Logistical Considerations for Work Involving Confined Spaces
• Chapter 10 Instrumentation and Testing
• Chapter 11 Ventilation for Work in Confined Spaces
• Chapter 12 Respiratory and Other Personal Protective Equipment
• Chapter 13 Training
• Chapter 14 Medical Aspects of Work Involving Confined Spaces
• Chapter 15 Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Appendix A Standards, Guidelines, and Regulations
• Appendix B The Qualified Person
• Appendix C Standards for Oxygen Deficiency and Enrichment
• Appendix D Ignitability Limits
• Appendix E Model Confined Space Program
• Appendix F Guided Questions for Identifying and Assessing Hazardous Conditions in Confined Spaces
• Appendix G Deactivation, De-Energization, Isolation, and Lockout
• Appendix H Hazard Reduction for Work Involving Confined Spaces
• Appendix I Standards, Guidelines, and Legislation Affecting Ventilation Of Confined Spaces
• Appendix J Portable Ventilation Systems
• Index