Confined spaces can be dangerous for a number of obvious reasons, but what about the hazards you can't even see? The atmosphere in a confined space could have low oxygen levels or toxic gas present.

Encapsulated in gas masks, 35-pound self-contained breathing apparatus tanks and leak-proof suits, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear specialists descended into a tunnel complex behind ...

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Virtually reality has been around for some time, but in terms of safety training, VR has only recently entered the industrial world. To that end, in 2019 Honeywell (honeywell.com) unveiled a virtual ...

During the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School's Technical Escort Course students learn about chemical-related topics such as the detection and identification of chemicals ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the launch of its enhanced Confined Space Safety Training for ...

Although many fire departments have technical rescue resources available to them either internally or regionally via mutual-aid agreements, chances are that a company that isn’t trained in technical ...

There are many difficult things about sending humans to space, from dealing with health effects on the human body to the risks of launch and landing to keeping astronauts well-fed and supplied.

Over 1 ½ million workers enter confined spaces on an annual basis. Serious injury or death in a confined space can be the result of asphyxiation, engulfment, electric shock, falls, and heat stress.

Last year saw a roughly 40 percent increase in the number of reported cases involving agricultural confined spaces, according to the 2022 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries ...