Training Package TP 01/04 Oxygen Deficiency

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Training PackageTP 01/04Oxygen Deficiency
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Acknowledgement

• This document is adopted from the European
  Industrial Gases Association document Oxygen
  Deficiencyand acknowledgement and thanks are
  hereby given to EIGA for permission granted for
  the use of their document

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• 3 WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD

3 DAYS WITHOUT DRINK
3 MINUTES WITHOUT BREATHING
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• IN CASE OF TOTAL OXYGEN DEFICIENCY
• the blood suddenly loses its oxygen

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• IN CASE OF PROGRESSIVE OXYGEN DEFICIENCY
• Oxygen content is decreasing in blood

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• In all cases
• THE VICTIM NEVER REALISES THE RISK

With less than 6 of oxygen
immediate loss of consciousness

BUT
If the Oxygen atmosphere deficiency is only
between 10 and 18 THE VICTIM FEELS ONLY
GENERAL MALAISE AND DOES NOT RELATE THIS TO
THE ONSET OF ASPHYXIATION
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• BUT .... REMEMBER

Asphyxiation is a phenomenon ...

• INSIDIOUS
• SUDDEN
• WITHOUT WARNING

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• How can you identifya confined space ?

• A confined space is a space which has any of the
  following characteristics
• Limited opening for entry and exit
• Unfavourable natural ventilation
• Not designed for continuous worker occupancy

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How can you identifya confined space ?
If you are required to construct or work in a
Boiler, cupola, degreaser, furnace, pipeline,
pit, pumping station, reaction or process vessel,
septic tank, sewage digester, sewer, silo,
storage tank, ship's hold, utility vault, vat, or
similar type of enclosure ...
You are working in a confined space
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You must
Be aware of the risk, Always implement a safe
system of work before allowing people to enter
into a confined space
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You must
Make operators aware of the risk Implement a
procedure to authorise the access Warn people of
the danger, place signs at entrances to areas
where O2 deficiency may arise Develop and apply
safety measures
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You must also
Develop and apply appropriate safety
measures AND Always monitor the oxygen content
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RESCUE
Rescuers must be trained in and follow
established emergency procedures and use
appropriate equipment and techniques Rescue
should be well planned and drills should be
conducted frequently on emergency procedures
Remember an unplanned rescue will probably be
your last
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February 1997