Plan a Confined Space Entry

This course provides students with the skills and knowledge of planning a confined space entry including use of a scenario to prepare an emergency plan and identify hazards and appropriate controls to ensure safe entry and work in a confined space.

Students will then be given the opportunity to test out their plan in an authentic practical setting.

Course Content

The course focuses on:

• What is a confined space?
• Confined space hazards and controls.
• Risk assessment.
• Communication methods.
• Pre-entry testing.
• Roles and responsibilities.
• Emergency procedures and planning.
• Practical confined space entry activity
• (scenario).

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of confined spaces, and their permit notification and implementation requirements.
• Identify control measures to eliminate and minimise risk of hazards in confined spaces.
• Demonstrate knowledge of monitoring and confined space testing requirements.
• Describe responsibilities and duties of people entering confined spaces/ conducting observation duties for confined spaces.
• Identify hazards and controls within confined spaces.
• Develop an emergency procedure plan for a confined space.
• Complete documentation required for confined space entry.

Course structure

The course is a combination of theoretical and practical sessions. Students are assessed continuously during the course.