A Confined Space is a Confined Space is a Confined Space...

With somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 million people employed in construction, it is one of the largest industries in the United States. That’s a lot of people to send home safe every day. Construction worksites present a number of potential safety hazards, and with increased awareness employers are now emphasizing safe work habits to reduce injuries. Although it is standard practice that workers are outfitted with all kinds of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, hard hat, safety glasses, steel toed boots, safety clothing, fall arrest harness, etc., the safety record in construction is below average. According to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, in 2006 the cases of work related injury and illness was 5.9 per 100 full time construction workers; significantly higher than the 4.4 per 100 worker rate found in the entire private sector.