Confined Space Work in the Provinces of Brescia, Mantova and Verona

Sirmio Spurghi carries out work in confined spaces, including tanks, cisterns, wells, sewers, silos and culverts, using qualified personnel, specialist equipment and safety procedures that comply with current regulations, for safe and targeted operations.

A confined space is an area not designed for people to occupy continuously, generally with limited entry and exit openings, difficult access, and little or no natural ventilation.

These environments may contain hazardous atmospheres, low oxygen levels, gases, toxic vapors, flammable substances, organic residues or materials that can cause suffocation, poisoning, fire or explosion. For this reason, all work must be entrusted exclusively to qualified and properly trained operators.

Confined spaces or areas suspected of being contaminated include:

• wells and cesspits;
• collection and settling tanks;
• tanks and cisterns;
• sewer networks;
• shafts and pipelines;
• industrial or agricultural silos;
• service tunnels;
• inspection chambers and underground chambers;
• facilities and premises with particularly restricted access.

 The confined-space work service in the provinces of Brescia, Verona and Mantova is available to businesses, industries, public authorities, apartment buildings, farms, treatment plants, workshops and production facilities that need work carried out in hard-to-access environments.

All work is planned and carried out in accordance with Legislative Decree 81/2008, the Consolidated Workplace Safety Act, and the specific regulations for confined spaces and environments suspected of being contaminated.

Before every entry, the risks are assessed, air quality is checked, and operating and emergency procedures are established. Operators use specialized personal protective equipment, fall-arrest systems, harnesses, retrieval devices, gas detection equipment and, when necessary, respiratory protection.

The operations team is also supported by external personnel assigned to monitor and assist throughout every stage of the work. This setup enables us to work in a controlled manner even when dealing with vertical access points, significant depths, restricted spaces or potentially hazardous atmospheres.

Sirmio Spurghi has trained staff and specialist equipment to carry out a range of services, including:

• cleaning and emptying tanks, inspection chambers and septic tanks;
• sewer, pipeline and culvert cleaning and flushing;
• internal inspection of tanks, silos and cisterns;
• removal of sludge, sediment, residue and scale;
• remediation of confined spaces or areas suspected of contamination;
• recovery of materials, components or equipment;
• maintenance of systems located in hard-to-reach spaces;
• preparing tanks and storage vessels for inspections, repairs or decommissioning;
• vacuuming and transporting the removed materials to authorised facilities.

Each job is planned according to the size of the space, the type of substances present and access conditions. Where necessary, the work may be preceded by vacuum extraction, forced ventilation, high-pressure washing and continuous monitoring of the internal atmosphere.