Working in Confined Spaces

What is working in confined spaces?

• A confined space is any enclosed or partially enclosed space, that is not intended or designed primarily as a place of work.

• Therefore the space may have, but need not to have, a restricted means of entry and exit.

A confined space has one of these dangers:

• A dangerous level of oxygen

• Something in it (a gas) that could cause an explosion or fire

• Contaminants (gasses, vapour, or dust) or

• Something that could engulf you and make it hard for you to breathe.

Pre-Requisites

None.

Units/Aspects Covered:

As a result, this unit covers the entering and working in confined spaces, in resources and infrastructure industries, and includes:

• planning and preparing for entry of confined spaces,

• entry and working in confined spaces,

• exiting confined spaces

• cleaning up