Description
Duration: 3 days
Confined Spaces Description
This awareness course will give participants an understanding of the risks involved when entering and working in confined spaces and how to manage them. The purpose of this training is to substantially reduce the risk of a confined space incident at your workplace and to ensure that your workplace has adequate confined space safety procedures. This course is not suitable for persons requiring an accredited training outcome to enter and work in confined spaces.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. A Certificate of Completion should not be mistaken for a Statement of Attainment. This course will provide a solid understanding of the knowledge and principles of confined space and risks requirements.
Who should attend
This course is suitable for persons who are not required to enter and work in confined spaces, but need to develop an awareness of the risks and safety implications, e.g. employers, managers, committee members, administrators, etc.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- What is a Confined Space?
- Types of confined spaces
- Atmospheric Hazards
- Working Safely
- Work Permits
- Emergency Response Plans
- Preparing Equipment
- Respiratory Equipment
- Environmental Protection Requirements
- Fitting Personal Protective Equipment
- The Negative and Audible Alarm Test
- Preparing the Confined Space for Entry
- Entering the Confined Space
- Dealing with New hazards
- Exiting the Confined Space
- Returning the Confined Space to Service
- Applicable legislations and company confined space procedures
- Hazard identification and risk management procedures
- Hazardous atmospheres including gas monitoring techniques
- Isolation, purging, ventilation; permits and authority
- Roles and responsibilities of the team including standby
- Rescue equipment and procedures
- Industry case studies
