Confined Space Safety

Many workplaces contain areas that are considered “confined spaces” because while they are not necessarily designed for people, they are large enough for workers to enter and perform certain jobs. A confined space also has limited or restricted means for entry or exit and is not designed for continuous occupancy. Confined spaces include, but are not limited to, tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, pits, manholes, tunnels, equipment housings, ductwork, pipelines, etc.

OSHA uses the term “permit-required confined space” (permit space) to describe a confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics: contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains material that has the potential to engulf an entrant; has walls that converge inward or floors that slope downward and taper into a smaller area which could trap or asphyxiate an entrant; or contains any other recognized safety or health hazard, such as unguarded machinery, exposed live wires, or heat stress.

Our Safety Program specifically outlines responsibilities for Confined Space Entry Supervisors, entrants and attendants. Do not work near or in Confined Spaces without knowing and practicing our Confined Space Safety Program. Thanks and be safe!

For more information on Confined Spaces contact your Safety Department representative and/or visit https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/confinedspaces/index.html

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Module 1	Completion Mandatory Before Work	-
Unit 1	A Tradition of Excellence
Unit 2	Harassment Training for ALL Employees
Module 2	Mandatory Periodic Training - Managers and Supervisors	-
Unit 1	Sexual Harassment Training for Supervisors - Hour One
Unit 2	Sexual Harassment Training for Supervisors - Hour Two

Module 1	Safety Observation System	-
Unit 1	SOS Card Entry
Unit 2	SOS Hazard Escalation Process
Module 2	Accident Investigation	-
Unit 1	Accident Investigation
Module 3	Hazard Recognition and Control	-
Unit 1	Hazard Recognition & Control
Unit 2	How to set Priority for Unsafe Condition Corrections
Unit 3	PPE Assessment & Resources
Module 4	Root Cause Analysis	-
Unit 1	Root Cause Analysis - 5 Why

Module 1	January - Growing a Culture of Safety (IIPP)	-
Unit 1	IIPP Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Module 2	February - Electrical Hazards, LOTO	-
Unit 1	LOTO and Safety Instructions for Equipment
Module 3	March - Personal Protective Equipment and Hearing Conservation	-
Unit 1	Personal Protective Equipment
Module 4	April - Elevated Work, Fall Protection, Slip and Trip Hazards	-
Unit 1	Fall Protection and Prevention
Unit 2	Supplemental Material
Module 5	May - Heat Illness	-
Unit 1	Heat Illness
Module 6	June - First Aid	-
Unit 1	First Aid and CPR Safety Training
Unit 2	LifePak CR Plus Defibrillator
Module 7	July - Emergency Action Plan	-
Unit 1	Emergency Action Plan
Module 8	August - Confined Spaces	-
Unit 1	Confined Spaces - Eliminate Hazards or STAY OUT
Module 9	September - Forklifts, Loaders, Tractors, Manlifts	-
Unit 1	Industrial Vehicle Hazards
Module 10	October - Material Handling - Back Safety - Ergonomics	-
Unit 1	Back Safety and Safe Lifting
Module 11	November - Combustible Dust, Housekeeping, Fire Prevention, Hot Work	-
Unit 1	Combustible Dust and the Importance of Good Housekeeping
Unit 2	Grain Bin Collapse and Flash Fire
Module 12	December - Hazard Communication	-
Unit 1	HAZCOM 2019
Unit 2	How to Use the New SDS Database

Module 1	Safety Orientation - Office Environment	-
Unit 1	Welcome to the Swanson Family of Companies!
Unit 2	New Employee Safety Training
Unit 3	Texting and Driving - It Can Wait (Video only)
Unit 4	Avoiding Sprains and Strains
Unit 5	Slips, Trips, Falls
Module 2	Safety Orientatioun - Manufacturing Environment	-
Unit 1	Cardinal Rules for Safety - Boot Camp
Unit 2	Your Safety Matters
Unit 3	Pinch Points and Other Hazards of Feed Milling Equipment
Unit 4	Electricity - The Silent and Invisible Killer
Unit 5	Wheel Loader and Portable Mixer Hazards
Unit 6	Forklift Classroom Training
Module 3	Safety Orientation - Job Hazards	-
Unit 1	Grain Flaker/Roller Top Hazards
Unit 2	Pellet Mill Hazards
Unit 3	Boiler Attendant Training
Module 4	Safety Orientation - Vehicle Maintenance	-
Unit 1	Fleet Shop Safety
Unit 2	Tires and Wheels, Tire Cage and Shop Hazards
Unit 3	Truck Under-Carriage Feed Combustion
Module 5	Temporary and Contract Workers	-
Unit 1	Temporary Worker Hazards

Module 1	Operator Training	-
Unit 1	Top Forklift Hazards (Print and Sign)
Unit 2	Initial Forklift Driver Test and Triennial Evaluation (For Print Only - DO NOT Click "Mark as Completed")

Module 1	Rail Safety Orientation	-
Unit 1	Rail Operations - Safety is Everything
Unit 2	Rail Safety - Tegner Rd.
Unit 3	Sierra Employee Slip on Wet Concrete

Module 1	Standard Operating Procedures	-
Unit 1	General Tractor Safety
Unit 2	Moving Rail Cars With a Tractor at Virtus

Module 1	Vehicle Maintenance	-
There are no units in this module.
Module 2	Machinery and Equipment Maintenance	-
There are no units in this module.

Module 1	Slips, Trips and Falls	-
Unit 1	Outside Employee Slips on Fat Spill
Module 2	Rail Incidents/Near Misses	-
Unit 1	Amtrak vs. Tomato Truck = Tomato Bomb!
Unit 2	Tractor Moves Railcar Moves Tractor
Unit 3	Fall From Rail Car Arrested
Unit 4	Rail Car Opener Flip
Module 3	Vehicle Incidents	-
Unit 1	Training Video Forklift v. Pedestrian Warehouse