The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is calling attention to the hazards of confined space entry after a “shocking spike” in the number of deaths associated with the known hazard. Confined space fatalities are all too familiar to the shipping industry. According to the ITF, since...
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Confined spaces: Silent and invisible killers
Last week, the Coast Guard released a Marine Safety Alert, “Confined Spaces: Silent & Invisible Killers.”
The alert (Safety Alert 04-19) serves as a reminder that despite decades of work by to improve confined space entry by maritime safety organizations, training institutions, and vessel owners/operators, the risks have not been eliminated.
This is illustrated by a recent casualty where three persons were asphyxiated while working onboard a laid-up mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU). Although...
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U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert: Confined Space Entry Hazards
Below is a Marine Safety Alert (Safety Alert 04-19) issued today by the U.S. Coast Guard Directorate of Inspections and Compliance related to hazards of the confined space entry. The alert is posted in full. Marine Safety Alert – Confined Spaces: Silent & Invisible Killers This is a reminder that...