Course Overview:

• Confined Space regulations

• Approved Code of Practice on confined spaces

• Confined space hazards

• Writing an entry permit (what an entry permit must include)

• Setting up entry permits

• Entry procedures

• Atmospheric testing equipment

• Rescue equipment

• Attendants’ duties

• Emergencies

• Use of escape sets

• Steps involved in basic rescue

• Practical demos

Candidates will be taught how to:

• List the implications of the legislation and the Code of Practice on their organisation.

• Identify space hazards including information on the mode of exposure.

• The signs, or symptoms and consequences of exposure.

• Verify emergency plans and specified entry conditions such as permits, tests, procedures, and equipment before allowing entry.

• Terminate entry and cancel permits when entry operations are completed or if a new condition exists.

• Take appropriate measures to remove unauthorised entrants.

• Ensure that entry operations remain consistent with the entry and that acceptable entry conditions are maintained.

• Describe steps involved in a basic rescue from a confined space.

Course Prerequisites:

• Basic English literacy for the verbal and written assessments.