Health and Safety Executive

Category: Confined spaces

Prevention of fatal and major injuries - Safe interventions

Thursday, April 2, 2009

The aim is to achieve a major reduction in risk of serious or fatal injuries to people involved in clearing blockages or

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Confined spaces warning after welder electrocuted in ship’s hold

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

HSE  has issued a warning to employers to ensure they plan properly for working in confined spaces

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Time to Clear the Air – Free LEV roadshow events

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Free half day events - March 3: Birmingham; March 5: Desford, Leicestershire; March 10 Birmingham -  offering the

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Injuries reduction programme

Thursday, May 10, 2007

SIM 3/2007/11. Prevention of fatal and major injuries through safe interventions project

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Evaluation of the Workbook on Gas Accumulation in a Confined and Congested Area. HSL/2006/45

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

In 1997 a Joint Industry Programme (JIP) was undertaken on “gas build-up from high pressure natural gas releases in naturally ventilated offshore modules”. As a consequence of the JIP, a workbook was created. The workbook aims to provide a quick, first pass, technique for estimating the flammable volume arising from the release of a material [...]

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HSL/2006/51 - CFD modelling of Benchmark Test Cases for Flow Around a Computer Simulated Person

Monday, June 26, 2006

The risk of exposure of workers to contaminants in indoor spaces is usually assessed by measuring or predicting the level of indoor air concentration in the absence of workers. The amount of contaminant likely to have been inhaled by a worker is then deduced from the value of indoor air concentration obtained at the position [...]

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