confined spaces what all agricultural workers need to know
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Confined spacesWhat all agricultural workers need to know
What is a confined space?
• Enclosed
• Worker can get inside
• Not intended for occupancy
• Difficult to evacuate or rescue
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Grain bins
• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Engulfment (by grain)
• Bacteria and moulds
• Mechanical equipment (augers)
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Milk tank
• Mechanical parts
(cleaning wands,
agitators)
• Toxic gas (from cleaning chemicals)
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Manure pond
• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Drowning
• Bacteria and moulds
• Moving machinery (agitators and pumps)
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Open-top water tanks
• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Drowning
• Bacteria and moulds
• Cleaning chemicals6
Closed additive tanks
• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Drowning
• Bacteria and moulds
• Cleaning chemicals7
Boilers
• Asbestos
• Silica dust
• Hot surfaces
• Welding fumes
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Brown water tank
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Mechanical equipment(pumps, agitators)
• Drowning
Pump shed
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Mechanical equipment
• Electrical shock
Mobile equipment — manure tank
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Mechanical equipment
• Cleaning chemicals
Crawl spaces
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Vermin (spiders, snakes)
Storm water manholes
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Drowning
Sanitary – septic tanks
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Drowning
Valve boxes / chambers
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
Bunkers
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Engulfment (burial)
Auger tunnels
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and mould
• Vermin (spiders and snakes)
• Mechanical Equipment
Sanitary pump/lift stations
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Bacteria and moulds
• Drowning
• Electrocution
Well pits
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• Toxic gases
• Low oxygen
• Drowning (if flooded)
• Electrocution
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• Keep out
• Do not enter even to rescue someone, unless you have been trained
• Talk to your employer or supervisor
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