Confined Space Training
- Course for personnel entering confined spaces, focusing on safety, hazards, gas detection, and emergency procedures.
- Practical training with emphasis on safe work systems, legislation, and teamwork.
- Certificate of Competence valid for 3 years, with a 1-day refresher every 3 years.
- Highly participative training method using PowerPoint, videos, and practical exercises.
- Course content includes regulations, hazards, communication, and PPE inspection and use.
Overview
Confined Space Training Scotland is designed for personnel involved in planning, supervising, or executing work in confined spaces, requiring a reasonable level of fitness. The course aims to enable delegates to form safe work systems, understand legal responsibilities, identify hazards, implement control measures, interpret gas detection results, and work effectively in a team. The content covers relevant legislation, codes of practice, hazards, communication, and equipment use. The training is highly participative with practical demonstrations and offers certification valid for 3 years.
Who should attend
Supervisors, Planners, Workers
Course Content
Course Delegate Specification
Personnel involved in planning, supervising and/or execution of work resulting in entry
to confined spaces. The practical aspects of this course require the candidate
to have a reasonable level of fitness.
The objectives of the course are enable delegates to:
- Form a safe system of work for the operation.
- Have an understanding of responsibilities under current legislation and codes of practice.
- Identify hazards and associated risks involved when entering confined spaces.
- Implement control measures such as ventilation and gas detection to eliminate potential risks.
- Select, inspect, use and respond to appropriate gas detection.
- Have the ability to interpret results of the gas detector readings and know what action to take.
- Understand the significance of, and work to, entry permits and safe working procedures.
- Implement emergency procedures.
- Inspect, clean and issue escape breathing apparatus.
- Work as a member of a team.
Course Content
- H.A.S.A.W.A
- P.U.W.E.R
- L.O.L.E.R
- Confined Space Regulations 1997
- Other current relevant legislation
- Codes of Practice
- Hazards and Risks
- Communication
- Fire Prevention
- Gas Detection Equipment, inspection and use
- Confined Space Entry Procedures
- Escape Sets, inspection and use
- Inspection and use of Access Equipment
- PPE, inspection, use, storage and hygiene
Training Method
Highly participative with practical demonstrations highlighted by use of PowerPoint and Videos along with group and individual exercises.
Certification
Certificate of Competence valid for 3 years followed by 1 day refresher every 3 years thereafter. Theory and Practical, SQA Unit Award available if required.
Duration: 2 Days
Cost:£325 + VAT
