One of the biggest dangers in our industry is entering confined spaces. In the United States, over 2 million employees enter confined spaces every year and over 100 are killed in unfortunate incidents.
Entering a confined space is a hazardous part of the job for many in our industry. The name alone signifies hazardous conditions. The OSHA definition for a confined-space simply put is a space large enough to enter, not designed for regular human occupation and has limited entry and exit.The definition for a permit-required confined space then is a confined space that has a hazardous atmosphere, potential engulfment hazards,
