Confined spaces present one of the most dangerous environments rescue squad personnel may confront. Well over 60 percent of all fatalities associated with confined space operations are "rescuers".
In an effort to minimize risk to both rescue personnel and victims, the following guidelines are established for entry and rescue into a confined space.
Those areas which are not intended for continual employee occupancy,
Have a limited means of egress, and
Have the potential for physical, chemical or atmospheric engulfment."
1,2 and 3 above plus one or more of the following.
Contains or has a potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere.
Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant.
Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section; or
Contains any other recognized serious health hazards.
The Objective
Without proper training confined space operations, and especially confined space rescue is a game of chance, NIOSH and OSHA studies reveal that hundreds of people have miscalculated their chance for survival in confined space operations. The objective for the rescuer is to recognize when the odds are stacked against them, and then to implement a change in the operation to increase the margin of safety, or stack the odds in their favor.
Our objective is to provide the rescuer with the information on how to make legal and safe confined space entries and rescues, and provide them with realistic props and scenarios that make them stretch beyond what they may have previously considered their comfort zone. We believe strongly that without proper training attempting a confined space rescue would be betting on failure!
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