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14 • Fire/Explosion hazards • Harmful levels of gases, vapors or particles that are immediately dangerous • Drowning in liquids and/or entrapment in free-flowing solids Confined spaces must be considered to be immediately dangerous to life and health until a complete hazard and risk assessment has been complete and appropriate control measures have been implemented. Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) is defined as • Any condition or atmosphere which poses an immediate threat to the health or life of an entrant; could cause irreversible adverse health effects; or could interfere with an individual’s ability to escape un-aided from a permit space. Equipment repairs, cleaning, maintenance activities and possible hog manure blockages may require a TRAINED person to enter a confined space. ONLY TRAINED PERSONNEL WITH THE PROPER EQUIPMENT, STAFFING, PERMITS AND DOCUMANTACTION MAY ENTER A CONFINED SPACE!! Assessing a Confined Space • Assess the hazards prior to entry. This includes air sampling or monitoring for hazards atmospheres. • Oxygen enrichment or deficiency • Flammable or explosive atmospheres • Harmful concentrations of airborne chemicals • Activities or processes that may cause hazards such as the release of toxic, flammable or explosive concentrations. • Risk of entrapment or drowning from free-flowing solid, liquid or a hazardous substance. Lines should be blanked out or valves looked off. • Energy source hazards have been looked out • Proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from biological hazards must be utilized Always use an acceptable harness when entering a confined space and always use a retrieval system when entering a pit. This form of non-entry rescue enables your standby worker to remove you without having to enter the confined space if an emergency arises. Prior to working in confined spaces, the following must be ensured:
15 1. Training for all employees regarding the hazards of identified confined spaces. 2. Safe Work Procedures implemented for all confined spaces on site. 3. Rescue capabilities ensured. 4. Work permit systems developed and utilized. 5. Lock out / blank out provisions identified and implemented 6. Monitoring capabilities ensured and utilized. 7. Venting / Purging / “Inerting” confined spaces. 8. Personal Protective Equipment implemented. Documented safe work procedures establish one standard job procedure that is on record and available for reference and continued use pertaining to that confined space. Work Permits for Confined Spaces • The permit system is used to ensure that the existing hazards of a confined space have been properly assessed and evaluated. • Work permits also ensure that the necessary preventive and protective measures and procedures have been taken to ensure the health and safety of workers involved in confined entry work. Permits should be dated and have an expiration time attached to them! If no one at your facility is trained on Confined Space Entry, hire a professional. Your life depends on it. Preventing “Needle sticks” Needle sticks are common and often preventable. A needle stick occurs when an employees inadvertently injects themselves, or punctures their skin with the same needle used to inject animals. Medications meant for your pigs can cause localized inflammation around the injection site, or a more severe reaction if you are allergic. Some drugs can be absorbed through the skin. Wash well after handling medications. If there is the slightest chance of a female employee being pregnant, she should not be working with hormones as these chemicals (excluding oxytocin) can terminate pregnancy. Pregnant women should take extra special care when handling hormones used for synchronization and induced farrowing, such as oxytocin and prostaglandins.
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