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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The majority of multi-fatality incidents in enclosed spaces involve at least one rescuer who perished after entering without proper precautions, Gard warns. As explained by Gard, many fatalities involve would-be rescuers – individuals who entered enclosed spaces to save others and became casualties themselves. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), more than 60% of confined space deaths occur among rescuers. RelatedNews One dead and four reportedly missing following U.S. strike on Iranian vessel Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk var jnews_module_21360091_0_6a01f03114a87 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21360091","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,582,157,177,458,201,2610","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_pub
Gard Club highlights risks of rushing to help in enclosed space incidents
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