Portland firefighters concluded four days of confined space training on Monday, studying techniques for safely removing victims from inside tanks, manholes and other hard-to-reach spaces.
The training allows businesses in Portland to list the city's fire department as a trained safety response team, something the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires of businesses that have people working in and around confined spaces.
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