CIRMA Workshop: Confined Space Entry; May 12, 2009

Workshop:

Confined Space Entry

May 12, 2009
Orange, CT
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon, Registration 9:30 AM

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only

SUMMARY

This course prepares participants for proper confined space entry. It teaches the associated responsibilities as well as procedures to be followed by authorized entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors.

OSHA Compliance Series

Confined Space Entry is one of many informative workshops in CIRMA’s OSHA Compliance series. This workshop is free to CIRMA members.

For more information about CIRMA workshops, please email CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

"About 65 occupational fatalities per year in the United States are caused by unsafe entry into a confined space. Most of these deaths (over 80%) are considered preventable."

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Many workplaces contain spaces that OSHA considers "confined" because their dimensions hinder movement of employees who must enter and work in them. Those who enter confined spaces risk entrapment and suffocation, or, in some cases, exposure to toxic gases, explosions, or moving machinery. If an accident occurs, the responding fire, EMT, or police personnel face the same dangers.

Public entities are required to provide training so that their employees who work in a confined space have the knowledge and skills they need to safely perform their jobs.

You will learn:

The difference between "non-permit required" and "permit-required" confined spaces, as defined by OSHA.
Entry hazards, including information on mode, signs and symptoms, and consequences of exposure.
Equipment used for confined space entry, including PPE, ventilation devices, and atmospheric testing devices.
Entry procedures for both types of spaces, including duties for authorized entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors.
Proper use of equipment, and conditions and procedures to be used during emergencies by authorized entrants.
How attendants should monitor conditions of the space, what conditions require evacuation, rescue services, and how to perform non-entry rescues.
Testing and monitoring requirements, acceptable conditions for entry, proper permitting and entry procedures to be followed by entry supervisors.

This workshop will teach you how to identify a confined space, and to distinguish between those that are "permit-required" and "non-permit required." It teaches the proper labeling for confined spaces; how to complete a confined space entry and a hot-work permit.

AUDIENCE

Risk Managers and Safety Directors
Police Officers, Firefighters, and EMTs
Public Works Supervisors and Employees
Maintenance and Custodial Personnel

SPEAKERS Catherine Zinsser
Occupational Safety Training Specialist, CONN-OSHA Mrs. Zinsser has been with Connecticut OSHA for three years. She has a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Hygiene from Quinnipiac University. Mrs. Zinsser has been in the safety and environmental consulting field for several years and as a CONNOSHA Training Specialist, Mrs. Zinsser has responsibility for CONN-OSHA training activities. WHERE ORANGE TOWN HALL
617 Orange Center Road
Orange, CT 06477
203-891-2122 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

DIRECTIONS

From the Merritt Parkway (North or South):
Take the Merritt Parkway to Exit 57 East (towards New Haven). At first traffic light on Route 34 take a right onto Orange Center Road (Route 152). Go about 1-1/2 miles, take a left onto Tyler City Road. The town hall entrance will be on the left.

From I-95 South (From New Haven):
Take I-95 South to Exit 41. Go right at end of ramp onto Marsh Hill Road. At first light Marsh Hill Road becomes Lambert Road. Continue to second light on Lambert. Go left onto Route 1 then right at next light onto Route 152 (Orange Center Road). Go about one mile and take a right onto Tyler City Road (across from the Green). The town hall will be on the left.

From I-95 North (from Bridgeport):
Take I-95 North to Exit 41. Go left at end of ramp onto Marsh Hill Road. At first light Marsh Hill becomes Lambert Road. Continue to second light. Go left onto Route 1 then right at next light onto Route 152 (Orange Center Road). Go about one mile and take a right onto Tyler City Road (across from the Green). The town hall will be on the left.

Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
900 Chapel Street, 9th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 498-3000
Fax: (203) 562-6314