Over the course of the past two days, I've received 3 notifications of fatalities (a total of 5 fatalities) resultant from confined space entries, one being three workers on one site. I've been in this industry for roughly 9 years now and know there's robust heavily enforced procedures that has to be followed before undertaking a job in a confined space / tank. Yet we still receive sad news like this on a regular basis, why then do you think we still have fatalities related to this?

Can U provide some details please and yes many people are risk takers also many do not want to or know how to manage or shout their corner irrespective of the training, procedures etc that are in place so trained people die

Copying and pasting, I will mail the flash alerts to those who's e-mail addies I have.
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The first happened at during planned operations in a Refinery to remove a catalyst from a reactor vessel. A specialist contractor employee was noted to have sat down after he had entered the vessel. Standby workers raised the alarm and removed the worker from the inert environment. Standby personnel administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for about 40 minutes before external medical responders reached the scene and declared the worker as deceased

The Second - Exxon Mobil Corp. says that one worker was killed and another critically injured late Monday during maintenance work at its Singapore Jurong refinery.
Exxon Mobil said in a statement Tuesday that two contractors were found unconscious in an enclosed space filled with nitrogen.
A 34-year-old Indian national died later at a hospital while the other worker is in critical condition.
The company said it is cooperating with authorities to investigate the cause of the incident.
Exxon Mobil said it suspended maintenance at the 605,000 barrels per day capacity plant, which manufactures a wide range of fuels, lubricants and specialty products that are sold in Singapore and exported to Asia.

The Third - On Saturday, 9 April 2011 at approximately 09:30 the Coil Tubing Unit (CTU) operator entered a water tank that contained water mixed with nitrogen from displacement of coil tubing.
His co-worker in attempt to rescue the operator entered the same tank and for the same reason they were followed by two more co-workers. Realizing that four (4) workers were inside the tank, the on site supervisor ordered to drain the tank and then asked two (2) personnel to enter the tank to rescue the 4 personnel by using rope (safety line).
Three (3) of the rescued personnel were found unconscious and one (1) semi-conscious. After first aid treatment the semi-unconscious person was evacuated to a nearby hospital for further treatment. The three (3) unconscious personnel declared passed away by local medical doctor.
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Rgds;

J

The latest statistics email I have from the HSE (Asphyxiation in CS) has the UK at 1 fatality and 5 Major Av/Yr (Still getting evidence of other RIDDOR related incidents for the whole picture), I have some other info from worldwide accidents.

Many accidents still always relate to untrained personnel and/or untrained rescue personnel, evidence from a few years ago relates to 60% of all fatalities being the rescuer (In fact many previous CS accidents always relate to the same old story unfortunately).

Totally agree with the other posts, risk taking is possible the biggest reason I come across the other is a lack of awareness/understanding especially at supervisor/manager level.

HI Wizard,

No got it sent to me via e-mail from a vendor.

Rgds;

J