Way Down in the Hole: How to Bring Workers Home Safe from Permit-Required Confined Spaces

The reality of workplaces today is that some tasks and areas of facilities and sites are more dangerous than others. Confined spaces are some of the deadliest work areas that workers deal with, as indicated by the United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) statistical summary indicating that between 2011 to 2018, 1,030 workers died from occupational injuries involving a confined space.