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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 28605 |
| CIS number |
78-48 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-883067-8 |
| Year |
1977 |
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| Title |
Entry into confined spaces. |
| Bibliographic information |
Guidance Note GS 5, Health and Safety Executive, London, H.M. Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom, July 1977. 10p. Illus. 22 ref. Price: £0.30. |
| Abstract |
Sections of this guidance note are devoted to: hazards (dangerous concentrations of gases and vapours, fumes, combustion products); safe working methods (permits-to-work, assessment of hazard, sequence of operations, isolating the installation, steam cleaning and other cleaning methods, purging, testing, certification); precautions during work (use of breathing apparatus, rescue); maintenance of equipment; training; legal requirements; manhole dimensions. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; supervision of dangerous work; work in confined spaces |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
shutdown procedure; permits-to-work; explosive atmospheres; rescue organization; preventive maintenance; gas freeing; respirators; oxygen deficiency; safe working methods; legislation; directive; explosive atmosphere detection; toxic atmosphere detection; safety training in industry; confined spaces |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Other equipment and plant
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Confined spaces
Safety supervision
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