If you are a manager, you may be familiar with some of the confined spaces in your work facility. This could be a silo, underground vault, storage bin, manhole or anything of the sort. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), "A confined space has limited or restricted means for entry or exit, and it is not designed for continuous employee occupancy." Read More(+)
According to the regulations set forth by the federal safety agency, employers must have safeguards in place to ensure that their workers are protected when they enter these restricted areas.
Here at Safety Company, we have a full range of accessories that can ensure a hazard-free work area that is in compliance with OSHA regulations. We have helpful items that can be used in a wide variety of confined spaces. These include:
- Confined space pumps
- Guard rail accessories
- Litters and straps
- Manhole openers and signs
- Rescue stretchers
- Safety umbrellas
- Work tents
Whether you are interested safety signs for reminding employees to take precautions upon entering a specific confined area or need to make an area safe enough for a worker to enter, we have tools that can help to increase the safety conditions for everyone who may encounter a confined space at their job.
The fact of the matter is that in most workplaces, staff will need to perform tasks in confined spaces for one reason or another. Don't put your employees at risk or yourself in the line of fire for heavy OSHA fines. Instead, make sure that you have taken the correct precautions to keep your workers safe in these hard-to-access areas.
