Standby Man

Standby Man course is offered by Expertise Training. This course is designed for all personnel whose co-workers conduct work within critical areas such as in confined space, chemical handling, or welding in hazardous areas.

Whenever a confined space job, a critical welding job, or any other type of critical job is ongoing, the team meets and nominates another worker who is competent and qualified to act as a Standby man.

This Standby man must be properly equipped to carry out the supporting duties and responsibilities of a standby person without any hindrance as the fate of all the team members rests on him.

A Standby man monitors the internal and external activities “in and around” the ongoing job such as when working in a confined space. He is stationed at the entry point of the confined space to monitor the job and to sound the alarm in case of any emergency.

Course Outline

• Introduction
• Who is a Standby man
• Standby man responsibilities.
• Familiarize with various types of confined spaces, critical welding,
• and chemical handling.
• Recognize common hazards in entering confined space
• Review the critical job plan and JSA.
• Entry permit details
• Understand the effects of exposure to hazardous substances
• Maintaining entry log, buddy system
• Maintain two-way communication