About this course
Accidents in confined spaces result in several 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
The Confined Space Awareness course is suitable for anyone who may encounter confined spaces as part of their work but is not required to enter them.
This course is ideal for those who need to understand the risks and controls associated with confined spaces but are not expected to enter them as part of their role.
Typical attendees include:
• Supervisors and managers responsible for planning or overseeing work near confined spaces.
• Maintenance personnel who work around tanks, pits, ducts, silos, sewers, or similar areas.
• Facilities management staff.
• Engineers and technicians who may assess or coordinate confined space work.
• Health and safety representatives.
• Contract managers who engage contractors to carry out confined space work.
• Site operatives who need to recognise confined space hazards and control measures.
• Permit issuers and permit coordinators who manage safe systems of work.
What you will learn
Content Includes:
• What constitutes a confined space.
• Relevant legal requirements (such as the Confined Spaces Regulations in the UK).
• Typical hazards, including oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, fire, flooding, and engulfment.
• Risk assessment principles.
• Permit-to-work systems.
• Emergency arrangements and rescue considerations.
• When specialist training is required.
By the end of the course, delegates should be able to:
• Define what constitutes a confined space.
• Identify common confined spaces found in their workplace.
• Recognise the main hazards associated with confined spaces.
• Understand the requirements of the Confined Spaces Regulations.
• Describe the importance of risk assessments and permit-to-work systems.
• Identify emergency arrangements and rescue considerations.
• Know when specialist confined space entry training is required.
• Understand their own responsibilities for health and safety.
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