Entry into Enclosed Spaces – Quicker and Easier Than Falling Asleep…

Harry Potter asks his godfather’s spirit, “Does it hurt?” after he’d passed away. The answer Sirius Black gave was, “Dying? Not at all. Quicker and easier than falling asleep.”

That answer may be familiar to enclosed space victims.

Installers of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems may have to enter enclosed spaces. This article written for Maritime Executive by Captain Richard Madden, is based on a real life incident involving a Gard P&I club surveyor. It highlights the dangers of enclosed space entry, the safety precautions that must be taken and gives several links to useful information on this critical subject.