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It goes without saying that there are numerous
risks involved in working in sewage
ducts, containers, manholes and other
confined or enclosed spaces. Such work requires
total concentration, the best possible
level of physical fitness, and an extensive
knowledge of the potential hazards. Typical
situations in which personnel interact directly
with machinery include repair, inspection,
maintenance and cleaning work; this is
when routine production processes are interrupted
and systems are accessed, giving
rise to new risks which differ from those
encountered during normal operation and
which in many cases are not recognized by
personnel. To address this situation, Dräger
Safety has designed a new type of mobile
training gallery to train personnel in how
to enter confined spaces. |
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Theory and practice adapted to
individual needs
A typical training course in the mobile
CSE (Confined Space Entry) gallery arms
personnel with vital knowledge through
theoretical instruction. Highly professional
trainers teach them the basic principles and
contents of regulations and ordinances, as
well as how to identify and assess hazards.
Potential hazard situations are analysed
and specific rescue techniques explained.
Next, potential hazard situations are simulated
in the training gallery as realistically
as possible with a view to training personnel
who work in confined spaces, ducts or
containers, or who have to rescue people from such areas or supervise such rescue
operations, e.g. municipal drainage companies,
works fire brigades, accident prevention
and insurance associations and
supply and disposal companies in general.
During a range of exercises the participants
have to overcome various difficulties (e.g.
toxic vapours simulated by a smoke machine
or constant breathing air control). The training
gallery is equipped with different gas
warning devices, calibration stations and
safety harnesses.
Participants use their own personal protective
equipment during the training; on
request it is also possible to use the company's
own gas warning devices and safety
harnesses.
It takes less than an hour to set up the
mobile training gallery on site. All that is
needed is an area measuring 10 x 10 metres
and a simple power supply connection. If
weather conditions so dictate, the gallery
can also be erected in a suitable hall.
Theory and practice are adapted to the customer's individual needs; entry to different
types of manholes and gullies can be
selected as required, as can different
scenarios to practice work such as tightening
screws or valves in ducts. |
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The Dräger Safety East branch organized
two symposia dedicated to the CSE gallery
– one in Dresden at the end of January and
the other in Leipzig in mid March – entitled
"Work In and Rescue from Confined
Spaces“. The events were attended not
only by a large number of customers, but
also by members of accident prevention
and insurance associations, community and accident insurance companies and
ministries. The supporting programme
staged during the symposia shed light
on the relevant regulations for confined
spaces, all-clear measurements for containers
and manholes, personal protective
equipment and the seminars on offer from
our Dräger Safety Academy relating to
work and instructions for work in containers and confined spaces. Symposium participants
were given the chance to climb into
the gallery while wearing compressed air
breathing apparatus so as to experience
the training potential of the CSE gallery for
themselves. In addition to the events staged
in the Region East, the new training gallery
was also successfully presented and made
available for practical exercises in early
April at the international trade fair GAS
Berlin. |
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Dräger Safety Solutions:
your competent partner
The mobile CSE training gallery is another
important product on offer from Dräger
Safety Solutions to help solving the problems
currently faced by our customers. Thanks to excellent cooperation between
Dräger Safety, our customers' safety
engineers, insurance associations and community
and accident insurance companies,
all of whom contributed a whole host of
suggestions and ideas, a highly realistic
training module has been created. This
allows Dräger Safety to increase the safety
of personnel and facilities by applying a
sophisticated theoretical approach and a
high level of flexibility. As a partner for all
matters relevant to safety, we help our
customers to improve their own safety
through thorough training and organizational
preparation, while at the same
time ensuring they comply with the legal
regulations (e.g. for regular training of
personnel). |
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Contact
Dräger Safety Academy
Revalstr. 1
23560 Lübeck
Tel.: 0180 500 2102 (0,12€ per Minute)
Fax: 0451 882 3729
Hubert Karstens
Timo Ahrens
Werner Ochse
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Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA |
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Revalstrasse 1 |
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23560 Luebeck, Germany |
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Tel +49 451 882 0
Fax +49 451 882 2080
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