Confined Space Awareness

Description

This course provides the student-learner with an awareness of confined space entry hazards, legislation and guidelines, procedures and equipment detector selection, and practical rescue scenarios. The following modules will be covered:

• Definition of a confined space
• Restricted space versus confined space
• Determining human occupancy
• Causes of atmospheric and physical hazards
• Acceptable atmospheric levels
• Responsibilities under the confined space program
• Rescues

Practical components to this course also involve:

• Situational identification of a confined space
• Developing a confined space program
• Developing a rescue procedure
• Filling out all applicable forms for a case study