Celerity’s focus on behavior-based safety has proven to be a useful tool in creating a safe work environment during confined space entry.

Celerity’s safety department prioritizes behavior-based safety. Our qualified safety professionals coach employee actions toward safer outcomes by preventing injury or accidents. The proactivity within the walls of Celerity correlate to our technicians displaying acts of safety in the field.

Celerity technicians were on site preparing to enter a manhole during a local construction project. Manholes and other permit required confined spaces are defined as, "a space large enough for a person to bodily enter and perform work." The confined space may contain dangerous concentrations of hazardous gases or vapors or an oxygen deficient atmosphere. Entry to these spaces must be rigorously controlled to prevent serious injury or death.

Before proceeding with the manhole entry, technicians tested the designated atmospheric monitoring multi-gas meter. The multi-gas meter was discovered to be improperly functioning. Celerity technicians did not enter the space, per protocol, protecting themselves from exposure to unknown hazards, injury, or death.

Celerity procured working equipment to the job site. With working equipment, technicians were able to continue with the project, safely entering the confined space.

“Employees lives are at stake every time there is an entry into a confined space. Employers have the responsibility to protect them.”

OSHA. “Permit Required Confined Space Entry.” 29 CFR 1910.146 Occupational Safety & Health Bureau. Accessed October 5, 2021.

Our biggest takeaway from this event was the payoff of our proactive learning process.

For more information on confined spaces, visit OSHA’s website.

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