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How to manage dangerous confined space entry

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Accidents in mines used to be common many years ago. Until government formed acts, policies and guidelines regarding mines rescue service and implemented them they employers didn’t take them seriously. As these guidelines were being tested and implemented workers were trained and became expert at working in confined spaces . Slowly this started to expand and special courses and organisations started training those going into them and focusing on rescuing people from them. Mines are, as a matter of fact, confined spaces with unknown dangers. But an enclosed area or an enclosed space which is difficult to enter along with having a dangerous environment is classified as a confined space area. These confined spaces have a high risk of serious injury leading to death. They may also emit hazardous fumes leading to a fire breakout or suffocation. Industries such as tunneling, nuclear power, Oil and refineries, natural gas, underground pipelines for sewages, and do regular work in confined spa...