It is still a very dangerous business, and even with our best efforts, confined space accidents are still occurring. By Pat Furr Permit-required confined spaces are prevalent in a variety of workplaces, be they general industry, the construction industry, or shipyard work activities. Currently, the most comprehensive guidance for conducting safe permit-required confined space entry work … Continue reading
As RV season kicks off, many British Columbians look forward to the smells, sights and sounds of their destination campsite but did you know that what you can’t smell, see or hear might kill you? Most folks know that leaking propane smells like rotten eggs but what does carbon monoxide (CO) smell like? Nothing, that’s … Continue reading
By Dave D. Wagner For those of us who work for manufacturers of gas monitoring instruments, “confined space” is a term that we use and discuss frequently. But when it comes right down to it, most of us have never seen the inside of a confined space firsthand nor experienced a true confined space entry. … Continue reading