
Description
This qualification is for managers that are responsible for organising, planning and managing legislative and safety compliance for work in confined spaces. The manager may or may not supervise the actual job.
This course is for anyone managing legislative and safety compliance for work in confined spaces. It involves planning, organising and managing work safely in confined spaces including legislative roles and responsibilities, health and safety considerations and equipment requirements.
Accidents in confined spaces result in a number of fatalities every year in the workplace. The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 requires all duty holders to ensure that all work in Confined Spaces is carried out in accordance with these Regulations.
The employer is responsible for ensuring that a Safe System of Work is used if entry to a Confined Space cannot be avoided.
All persons involved in Confined Space must be competent to do so and supervised as appropriate
What you will learn
• Plan the management of work in confined spaces
• Manage confined space teams
• Record and review legislation relating to confined spaces
• Develop, monitor and confirm procedures for working in confined spaces
• Understand environmental, legislative and health and safety compliance
• Understand organisational requirements for confined space working
• Understand plant, tools and equipment for working in confined spaces
• Understand emergency arrangements and rescue plans






