Workers performing activities in high temperatures and humid conditions are at risk for heat-related illness. Symptoms of heat-related illness include fainting, dizziness, nausea, and muscle spasms. Keep workers safe by following these simple safety practices.
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USCG Marine Safety Alert: Confined Spaces: Silent & Invisible Killers
The Inspections and Compliance Directorate issued Marine Safety Alert 04-19, “Confined Spaces: Silent & Invisible Killers” to remind mariners that despite decades of work to improve confined space entry by maritime safety organizations, training institutions, and vessel owners/operators, the risks have not been eliminated. This is illustrated by a recent casualty where three persons were asphyxiated while working onboard a laid-up Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU).
https://mariners.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2019/04/17/4-17-2019-marine-safety-alert-confined-spaces-silent-invisible-killers/
New NFPA References
The following NFPA Fact Sheets have just been released: NFPA Fact Sheet: Marine Industry & Shipyard Hot Work NFPA Fact Sheet: Marine Industry & Shipyard Confined Space Entry & Work These resources define hot work, discuss confined spaces and the recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards presented by these, outline when a Marine Chemist is … Read more
EHS Today: More Eyes on the Invisible Danger in Confined Spaces
MORE EYES ON THE INVISIBLE DANGER IN CONFINED SPACES Wireless gas monitoring adds a greater degree of protection by providing a remote line of sight. Negre, Thomas. “More Eyes on the Invisible Danger in Confined Spaces.” EHS Today, 23 May 2017, www.ehstoday.com/safety/more-eyes-invisible-danger-confined-spaces.