Confine Space: SMRT Bus Number 856
Reason for Entry: To shuttle between work and home when company bus/taxi/colleagues' cars are unavailable.
Atmosphere hazard: Presence of awful smelling gas and pungent rotten egg smell.
Emission source: about 40 foreign workers who refuse to shower after work/before boarding the bus.
Physical hazard: Noise
Noise source: the same 40 foreign workers talking at the top of their voice in at least 10 different languages.
Control Measures:
1. Wear air respirators and ear muffs when on board the bus.
2. Stop doing OTs
3. Walk home
4. Urge the MP to provide buses specially for people who bothered to shower before taking public transport
5. Perform a gas check before entering the confine space
6. Bus driver to display "awful smelling gas" warning poster on the entrance to bus
Using the hierarchy of control measures, we should opt to eliminate the hazards if possible. I can choose to walk home or stop doing OT. Walking home will instill additional hazards such as skin cancer due to over-exposure under the sun.
In conclusion, I have to stop working OT! *sign on the permit!*
ps: Boss, are you reading?
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