LISUTU E

THOMAS M
VILBARTINA N
NAOMI L
VERONICA S
SHIKOMBAH M
Lucky M

CONFINED SPACE
OUTLINE
 Definition of Confined Space.
 Industries.

 Safety Principles and Practices.

 Hazards with Confined Spaces.

 Risk associated with Confined Spaces.

 The Hierarchy of Safety Controls.
DEFINITION OF CONFINED SPACES
 Is a limited or restricted means of entry, is not
designed for continuous occupancy and is large
enough and configured so that a person can enter
the space and maneuver well enough to perform
tasks.
 Example: trench, silo, tunnel, manhole, boiler, pipe,
storage tank and etc.
INDUSTRIES
STATISTICS
SAFETY PRINCIPLES
 Confined spaces
regulations 1997
 PPE regulations 2002
 Workplace ( health,
safety and welfare)
1992
SAFETY PRACTICES
HAZARDS
 No ventilation
 Instability
 Lack of oxygen
 Traps
 Electrical hazards
 Fires or Explosions
 Smothering
RISK ASSOCIATE WITH CONFINED SPACES

 Fire or explosion, e.g.

from flammable vapors,
excess oxygen, etc.
 Presence of dust in
high concentration, e.g.
in flour silos.
 Hot conditions leading
to a dangerous
increase in body
temperature.
THE HIERARCHY OF SAFETY CONTROLS
CONCLUSION
 Confined space require more safety
considerations than typical worksite. The
greatest danger in confined space work lies in
underestimating the potential life-threatening
hazards that may lurk in very neutral-seeming
surrounding.