Description
Contents ★ FACILITATOR NOTES & TIPS ★ Welcome
★ PART 01 – INTRODUCTION TO WORK IN CONFINED SPACES ★ What is “Work in Confined Spaces”? ★ Examples of Confined Spaces ★ Introductory YouTube Videos ★ Case Studies – Actual
★ PART 02 – LEGAL REQUIREMENTS ★ Exclusion – Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) [Act 29 of 1996] ★ OHSA General Duties of Employers to their Employees – Section 8 ★ OHSA Section 10 – Duties of Manufacturers/Others Regarding Articles and Substances for Use At Work ★ OHSA Section 13 – Duty to Inform ★ OHSA Section 22 – Sale of Certain Articles Prohibited ★ General Safety Regulations [GSR] – Definition of “Confined Space” ★ GSR Reg 5 – Work In Confined Spaces ★ GSR Reg 7 – Working In Danger of Engulfment ★ GSR Reg 9 – Welding, Flame Cutting, Soldering and Similar Operations ★ Construction Regulations 2014 – Definition of “Excavation Work” ★ Draft Physical Agents Regulation 2022 ★ Standards or By-Laws
★ PART 03 – DANGERS, HAZARDS and risks ★ Air Quality / Atmospheric Hazards ★ Light Gases vs. Heavy Gases ★ Fire and Explosion Hazards ★ Physical Hazards ★ Environmental Hazard
★ PART 04 – PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS
★ Physical and Mental Effects ★ Common Signs and Symptoms of Oxygen Deprivation
★ PART 05 – WORKSPACE CONDITIONS ★ Ventilation – Air Quality ★ Approved Inspection Authority [AIA]
★ Monitoring Air Quality / Devices ★ Ventilation Systems ★ Ventilation Systems – Cleaning & Maintenance ★ Flame and Explosion-Proof Lighting ★ Portable Communication and Signaling Devices ★ Fixed Communication Systems
★ PART 06 – SAFE WORK PROCEDURES ★ Safe Work Procedures – Basic Steps ★ Storage of Tools and Devices ★ Signage ★ Barriers & Fences
★ PART 07 – PERMIT SYSTEM ★ Permit System
★ Archiving – Preservation of Records ★ Archiving – Essential Reasons
★ PART 08 – TEAM MEMBERS ★ Authorized Entrant – Profile ★ Confined Space Supervisor. ★ Standby Attendant [Safety Watch] ★ Other Roles and Responsibilities ★ Appointments – Annexure 01 ★ Rescue Teams ★ Regular Preparedness Training ★ Rescuers vs Good Samaritans / Novices
★ PART 09 – ENTRANT AND RESCUER PPE ★ Entrant and Rescuer PPE ★ Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus [SCBA]
★ PART 10 – RESCUE TOOLS & EQUIPMENT ★ First Aid Equipment
★ PART 11 – RESCUE PROCEDURES & EMERGENCY RESPONSE ★ Pre-Rescue – Planning, Briefing & Drills ★ Rescue Procedures ★ Post-Rescue – Actions / Reports
★ PART 12- SUMMARY ★ Do’s ★ CONCLUSION ★ Annexure 01 – Pro Forma Appointment Letter ★
