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Dangers can arise in confined space ,What are the dangers from confined spaces?

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Question added by abdesalam Abdallah , Health and Safety Supervisor , Arabian Gulf Oil Company
Date Posted: 2016/10/07
Daffney Christy Sabroso
by Daffney Christy Sabroso , Service Engineer , Nalco Water| An Ecolab Company

Dangers in confined Spaces such as 

Presence of toxic gases 

Limited Oxygen Level

Entrapment

Engulfment

 

 

Asad  Ur Rehman
by Asad Ur Rehman , QHSE Manager , Xperts Oilfield Services

The dangers of confiend spaces are:

Reduced oxygen level

Fire

Flooding

Drowning,

Loss of consciousness from gas, fumes, vapour or lack of oxygen.

Silvya Raga Musa
by Silvya Raga Musa , Marketing Project Management Associate , Doctoruna Bayt

I assume the most important hazard would be reduced oxygen levels and possibly risk of fire. Asphyxiation is a risk as well and can be triggered even by an innocent factor such as dust. 

 

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