Toolbox Talk: Confined Spaces [2017]

Details

• Journal Article:
  Toolbox talk: confined spaces
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Confined spaces include manholes, crawl spaces, tunnels, and other work areas with limited space to get in or out and to work. Workers in confined spaces can be at risk for injury or death from lack of oxygen, buildup of explosive or toxic gases, uncontrolled water, falling materials, and electrical hazards. Workers have also been injured or died entering a confined space to rescue another worker. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Confined Spaces Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers; Safety practices; Confined spaces; Injury prevention; Fatalities
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Jan; :1-2
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061698
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75ca5485089a9562bea236455b468c6823129983ad9c104b2cd0035e42d11249af903a1b1ceb11152759eb472dd1e05f3e7d90ba95c494527001db1e70aca4c3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/147416/cdc_147416_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 291.60 KB ]