Confined spaces Hazards of confined spaces Feed bins

Confined spaces Hazards of confined spaces

Feed bins • Toxic gases (carbon dioxide if wet feed) • Low oxygen environment • Engulfment (by grain) • Entrapment (in the bottom of the bin • Bacteria and moulds 2

Cardboard compactor • Low oxygen environment • Entrapment (in the equipment) • Bacteria and moulds (wet cardboard) • Mechanical parts (hydraulic equipment) 3

Irrigation pump station • Toxic gases • Bacteria and moulds • Drowning • Electrocution 4

Silos • Toxic gases • Low oxygen • Engulfment (by silage) • Bacteria and moulds 5

Manure storage tank • Toxic gases (carbon dioxide if wet feed) • Low oxygen • Bacteria • Drowning • Mechanical parts (agitators, pumps) 6

Conveyor tunnel • Toxic gases • Low oxygen • Bacteria and moulds • Mechanical parts 7

Soil processor • Toxic gases (carbon dioxide) • Low oxygen • Bacteria and mould • Pesticide residues • Mechanical parts 8

Water tank • Low oxygen • Bacteria and moulds • Cleaning chemicals • Drowning 9

Feed mixer • Toxic gases (if not cleaned for a long time) • Bacteria and moulds • Mechanical parts (augers, hydraulics) 10

Hazards of confined spaces Atmosphere • Toxic gases (carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia) • Low oxygen environment • Explosive (methane, gasoline, propane) Biological • Bacteria and moulds • Vermin (spiders, snakes) Physical • Entrapment (trapped in a small space) • Engulfment (buried in material, e. g. , grain) • Drowning (water, milk, liquid manure) • Machinery (conveyors, mixers, augers) • Electric shock • High temperature (steam, radiant heat) • Low temperature • Noise 11