Course Time
8-12 hours
Who Should Take This Course
- This course is intended for everyone who works in confined spaces, underground, plumbing, Emergency Response Team
- Confined space workers with limited or no previous experience
- Supervisors of the workers
- Safety and Health Coordinators
Course Topics
- Definition of Confined Space (three elements)
- Examples & Assessment Procedures
- Concept of Isolation (Lockout Tagout, blanking and blinding)
- Hazardous Atmospheres (oxygen, flammables, toxic, dust)
- Atmospheric Monitoring & Associated Equipment
- Environmental Hazards & Engulfment Hazards
- Confined Space Configurations
- Elements of a Permit (issuance, use, restrictions, and record-keeping)
- Entrant, Attendant, Supervisor, Rescue Service Members
- Personal Protective Equipment (including use of SCBA)
- Vertical Entries (basic repelling systems)
- Horizontal Entries (non-line of sight rescues)
- Entry Equipment (winch/davit, mechanical advantage systems, others
- Non-entry Rescue Equipment and Procedures (tripods and other extrication devices)