Phenomena and Processes

Confined Spaces

A space which has limited openings for entry and exit combined with unfavorable natural ventilation such as CAVES, refrigerators, deep tunnels, pipelines, sewers, silos, tanks, vats, mines, deep trenches or pits, vaults, manholes, chimneys, etc.

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Abstract

A space which has limited openings for entry and exit combined with unfavorable natural ventilation such as CAVES, refrigerators, deep tunnels, pipelines, sewers, silos, tanks, vats, mines, deep trenches or pits, vaults, manholes, chimneys, etc.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Confined Space
  • Space, Confined
  • Spaces, Confined
  • Unventilated Spaces
  • Space, Unventilated
  • Spaces, Unventilated
  • Unventilated Space

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Indexing Annotation

do not use with claustrophobia

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History Note

1999

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. G16.500.275w.074w
  2. N06.230w.074w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Confined Spaces. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020378. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020378
  2. Confined Spaces. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confined_space
  3. Confined Spaces. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2498879