Confined Spaces – Safe Entry and Full Breathing Apparatus (High Risk – 2 Days)

Who Should Attend?

This Confined Spaces, Safe Entry course is more intense than the one day course and is for delegates who spend a significant amount of time in substantially enclosed spaces and where there is a potentially hazardous working environment.

Course Aim:

To identify safe working practices when working in confined spaces and ensure the safe entry of the confined space and the work is adequately supervised.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course candidates will be able to:

• What is a confined space and what are the hazards
• Legal Requirements
• Risk Assessments and safe systems of work
• The purpose and use of gas detection equipment
• Equipment required to enter a confined space
• The use of ropes and safety harness
• The purpose and use of tripods and man riding winches
• Personal protective equipment
• The purpose and use of escape breathing apparatus
• Examination, testing and maintenance of equipment
• Ventilation and the avoidance of unsafe atmospheres
• Communication and entry procedures
• Practical exercise and assessments
• Communication and entry procedures

Training Method:

A proportion of hands-on demonstrations and practical exercises, supplemented with classroom based tutorials.

References:

• Health and Safety at Work Order/ Act
• Confined Space Regulations
• Codes of Practice

Certification:

Successful candidates will receive an ITS certificate valid for 3 years.

Additional Information:

All Candidates attending the course must bring suitable clothing for working in wet conditions with a change of clothes for classroom training.
A certification of medical fitness is required for all candidates attending the course.