OSHA Safety Equipment Education Blog

We receive a number of questions concerning the ventilation of confined spaces. Typically, these questions are of the following variety. Why do we have to ventilate a confined space? How does one effectively ventilate a confined space? What ventilation blower is needed to effectively ventilate a confined space.

Why is it so difficult to pick the right confined space entry contractors kit? How much is too much? Do I really need all this stuff - rescue tripods, blowers, gas detectors? We want to help. In this post, we go over the differences between confined space kits. We give you the info you need so you can make more informed choices.

OSHA has specific requirements for manholes and the removal of manhole covers. Even before a manhole cover is removed, these relevant OSHA requirements come in to play. What are these manhole entry requirements? How does one comply with them?

Confined space safety can be a daunting and often expensive responsibility. The good news is that confined space lighting is neither of these two. In fact, it is super easy and inexpensive to properly outfit your workers with the appropriate confined space lighting.

Is there a definitive guide to confined space entry and confined space equipment? Yes. And we have it for you. There is a lot of information out there. But it is not all helpful. Don’t worry, though. We are here to make your life much easier.

Crucial to our value to you, our customer, is our size. We are a small, family business. Whether you called on us 25 years ago or called on us today, you would be talking to, literally, the same folks. And we actually answer the telephone.

The term "confined space" has become a catch-all phrase with a lot of misconceptions around its definition. We want to clear those misconceptions up and bring some clarity to your understanding of what a "confined space" is.

The need for a fall protection rescue plan is an often overlooked aspect of fall protection safety. When working from height, or even in a confined space, a rescue plan is required by OSHA. Falls happen and winches can fail. What is your rescue plan if this happens?

In an effort to continue to provide quality and proven equipment to our customers, we've made available two new complete confined space entry kits. Read on to learn more about our new kits.

OSHA has plenty of standards that you must adhere to when someone gets trapped on the job. Here are the OSHA rescue requirements for confined space retrieval.

We find that some entering confined spaces are not fully aware of both the requirements to test the space before entry is made (a remote test) and the ways to perform such a test. In this short article, we hope to clear up any confusion.

The work must continue even in cold and inclement weather. In many cases, inclement weather can be remediated by the use of work tents. But what about the cold?