BRIS
Civil/Environmental
- Mar 12, 2003
- 525
I understand KRS's comments on the thread "Fatality in Water valve Manhole" to read that all potable water chambers are classified as confined spaces and should not be entered without first monitoring the atmosphere.
Not all contributors to this forum are in the US and as such we are not all bound by US health and safety legislation. In the countries where I work chambers, on potable water pipelines, are never monitored before entry.
This also used to be the situation in UK. Storm water and foul water manholes on sewers would be monitored but not chambers on potable water mains.
I would be interested to learn whether in fact it is normal practice in the US to monitor the atmosphere in all potable water chambers before entry. I would also be interested to know what current practice is in UK and Europe
Brian
Not all contributors to this forum are in the US and as such we are not all bound by US health and safety legislation. In the countries where I work chambers, on potable water pipelines, are never monitored before entry.
This also used to be the situation in UK. Storm water and foul water manholes on sewers would be monitored but not chambers on potable water mains.
I would be interested to learn whether in fact it is normal practice in the US to monitor the atmosphere in all potable water chambers before entry. I would also be interested to know what current practice is in UK and Europe
Brian