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2. Confined space - Wikipedia

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   A confined space is a space with limited entry and egress and not suitable for human inhabitants. Alternative names for a confined space are enclosed space and dangerous space. [1] An example is the interior of a storage tank, occasionally entered by maintenance workers but not intended for human occupancy.

3. Permit-to-work - Wikipedia

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   Examples of high-risk jobs where a written permit-to-work procedure may need to be used include hot work (such as welding), confined space entry, cutting into pipes carrying hazardous substances (breaking containment), diving in the vicinity of intake openings, and work that requires electrical or mechanical isolation.

4. Physical hazard - Wikipedia

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   Confined spaces can pose a hazard not just to workers, but also to people who try to rescue them. In 2015, around 136 U.S. workers died in fatalities related to confined spaces according to the data collected in response to the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [16]

5. Inerting system - Wikipedia

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   An inerting system decreases the probability of combustion of flammable materials stored in a confined space. The most common such system is a fuel tank containing a combustible liquid, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, jet fuel, or rocket propellant.

6. Asphyxiant gas - Wikipedia

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   Confined spaces, combined with accidental gas leaks, such as mines, [1] submarines, [2] [3] refrigerators, [4] or other confined spaces [5] Fire extinguisher systems that flood spaces with inert gases , such as computer data centers and sealed vaults [ 4 ]

7. Confined space rescue - Wikipedia

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   Confined space rescue is a subset of technical rescue operations that involves the rescue and recovery of victims trapped in a confined space or in a place only accessible through confined spaces, such as underground vaults, storage silos, storage tanks, or sewers. A warning label on a storage tank, indicating that it is a confined space.