Confined Space Awareness

Course Description: 

This course is designed for those individuals who will be supervising, monitoring, or entering a confined space.  It is designed to bring awareness to workers of the hazards that exist when entering/exiting and working in a confined space.  This course is the minimum requirement for an entrant to be trained in hazards that are capable of causing injury, illness and death in a confined space.
 

Topics:

• OSHA Subpart AA.
• Definitions of confined spaces and permit confined spaces.
• Identification of hazardous conditions and atmospheres in confined spaces.
• Responsibilities of entrants, attendants, and supervisors.
• Alternate entry, reclassification procedures.
• Rescue and emergency procedures.
• Use of related equipment.
• Ventilation, monitoring, basic responsibilities.

Pre-requisites: 

• There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Course Objectives:  

• Upon completion of this training, students will be familiar with:
• Identifying types of hazards in confined spaces.
• Procedures to follow before entering a confined space.
• Define the terms oxygen deficiency versus oxygen enrichment.
• Recognize the concept of lower and upper flammable limits isolation, inserting and special procedures to enter a confined space.
• Identify confined space hazards, such as hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide toxins.
• General duties of the Attendant, Entrant and Supervisor.
• Define the difference between non-permit and permit entry confined spaces.
• Describe the importance of following confined space rescue procedures.