Confined Spaces Awareness

Developed in conjunction with Health & Safety professionals, Compliance Standard Group, this course will give you an overview of working in confined spaces, including why confined spaces are so dangerous, as well as the hazards associated with them.

It also covers the legislation on confined spaces, including:

• The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• The Confined Spaces Regulation 1997

Who should take the course?

Anyone who is required to do activities within a confined space, including:

• Storage tanks
• Silos
• Reaction vessels
• Enclosed drains
• Sewers
• Open-topped chambers
• Vats
• Combustion chambers in furnaces
• Ductwork
• Unventilated or poorly ventilated rooms

Course Topics

• Confined Spaces – Definitions
• Confined Spaces – Dangers
• The Law
• Confined Spaces – Alternative Arrangements
• Safe Systems of Work
• Emergency Procedures
• Capabilities of Rescuers

Completion of this course should take approximately 2 hours, which does not need to be completed in one go. You can learn at your own pace, pausing and returning at times to suit you, with 24hr access.

Upon successfully passing the online training course multiple choice assessment, you will be able to download your Certificate of Completion.