Confined Space

Course Overview:

This nationally recognised course covers theory and practical aspects of the above course. As part of your training we will assist you to develop safe work method statements and job safety analysis (JSA) risk assessments and confined space permits.

Workers who complete or supervise Confined space will benefit from this course. This course will enable you to comply with current workplace health and safety (WHS) obligations and legislation with successful participants receiving a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment and wallet card.

Training and assessment can be conducted at your workplace for groups or off-site at All Global Training Darwin. This nationally recognised training course is required for people who work in or around confined spaces at their workplace.

Participants will have an increased awareness and the skills to safely complete the following:

• Identify what is a confined space

• Work safely within confined spaces in accordance with the permit and Risk controls

• Operate confined space safety equipment.

Weather you work in general construction, maintenance, mining, oil and gas, large factories or other work situation where work is conducted in confined spaces you need to be trained and be competent.

What is a confined space?

According to the Safe Work Australia Code of Practice, A ‘confined space’ means an enclosed or partially enclosed space that:

• is not designed or intended to be occupied by a person

• is, or is designed or intended to be, at normal atmospheric pressure while any person is in the space; and

• is or is likely to be a risk to health and safety from:

• an atmosphere that does not have a safe oxygen level, or

• contaminants, including airborne gases, vapours and dusts, that may cause injury from fire or explosion, or

• harmful concentrations of any airborne contaminants, or

• Engulfment.

Examples of confined spaces include (but are not limited to):

• Confined spaces are commonly found in vats, tanks, pits, pipes, ducts, flues, chimneys, silos, containers, pressure vessels, underground sewers, wet or dry wells, shafts, trenches, tunnels or other similar enclosed or partially enclosed structures, when these examples meet the definition of a confined space in the WHS Regulations.

Course Outline

• What is a confined space

• Identification and control of hazards

• Types of Atmospheric hazards

• Australian Standards relevant legislation and codes of practice

• Roles and responsibilities

• Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) Risk assessments and hazard controls

• Confined space permits

• Personal Protective Equipment selection and correct use

• Emergency plans

• Site organisation policy and procedures

• Lock out and tag out controls

• Atmospheric monitoring and gas detection

• Entry and exit into confined spaces

• Safety and emergency procedures

• Equipment Inspection selection and correct use