Confined space awareness Questions With Complete Solutions

Confined space awareness Questions With
Complete Solutions

What's the NFPA for confined space rescue? NFPA 1670




USAR Disciplines cover what? Structural collapse


Confined soace rescue

Vehicle/ Machinery Rescue

Water Search and Rescue

Wilderness Search and Rescue

Trench and Excavation Rescue




Awareness Level Knowledge, skills and abilities? Recognize the problem


Identify resource needs

Site and scene control

Recognize and ID CSR Hazards

Perform non entry rescue




Operations level knowledge, skills and abilities? Size up of CSR Emergencies

, Confined space awareness Questions With
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PPE for rescuers

Air monitoring

Perform entry type rescues

-space is clear and unobstructed

-victim can be seen/ 2 FF can easily enter

-basic victim and packaging




Technician knowledge, skills and abilities? Specialized equipment ID all care hazards


Advanced retrieval

Unseen victim/ single rescuer entry

Planned/ organized




Niosh Study 1980-89 670 work place fatalities




Bureau of Labor study 1997-2002 458 work place fatalities.




Average deaths at a work place per year 92