In this episode Mark Reggers welcomes guest Ash Mayor. Ash, a specialist trainer within 3M’s Safety Training team for the Personal Safety Division in Australia and New Zealand joins us to discuss confined space identification. Confined spaces are usually not designed for people to work in. Not all employers and operators understand what constitutes a “confined space”, nor the dangers associated with working in such environments where hazardous atmospheres can quickly develop. So exactly what is a confined space and why are they so dangerous?