Should the engineer have entered the manhole when he dropped the flowmeter?
• No, it contained a hazardous atmosphere. • Should the co-workers have tried to rescue the victim? • No, they may have been injured or killed too by the hazardous air conditions. • Some hazards are not apparent to the senses such as oxygen deficiency. If you don’t see, smell, taste, hear or feel any hazards should you enter a confined space? • No. Never enter a confined space with out the proper training and equipment. • Are you at risk? • Discuss actual work location and situations you encounter. • Real-Life Example 2 and Discussion A useful way to train workers about safety hazards is to present them with real life examples. Read the example below aloud to employees. After reading the example aloud, use the questions in the “Discussion” section to get workers to talk about why the accident may have happened. Example 2 (Read Aloud): A foundry employee was working the graveyard shift performing maintenance on a conveyor drive chain unit. The maintenance involved spraying the drive cha
