The article "Confined Spaces: We Have a Failure to Communicate" (www.ohsonline.com) indicates "approximately 60% of all deaths in a confined space are rescuers because the men and women inside the space can't communicate about the dangers within." It cites a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study that shows the majority (55+% ) of these deaths are because of atmospheric hazards.
"People routinely die because they don't know that the atmosphere they are about to walk into is filled with deadly concentrations of gas," Kyle Krueger, the author, writes.
Krueger believes the key to preventing such deaths is not only through proper use of gas detection devices, but through leveraging technology to communicate atmospheric hazards to rescuers prior to entering a confined space. He outlines four key failure points and the opportunities available to resolve them.
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