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Confined space awareness for responsible persons | STS-RP

Who will benefit?
The course is designed for health and safety managers, managers and supervisors who need to be aware of the dangers when sending staff into areas that is classed as confined spaces, where there may be a risk to lives or serious injuries.

Aim
The aim of this course will be to provide Awareness of the need to provide a safe working environment within a confined space and to make staff,  aware of the procedures to ensure safe access and egress from a confined space. The course also covers the procedures that need to be in place in the event of an emergency arising whilst staff are working in the confined space.
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Objectives
Delegates will acquire the skills and knowledge to:

  • Explain their companies safety policy and safe system of work
  • Define The Safe Work in Confined Space Regulations, Health and Safety at Work Act, Management of Health and Safety Regulations. Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER) Regulations, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, LOLER Regulations, case studies of previous confined space incidents
  • Interpret and recognise confined spaces in accordance with the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
  • Explain the Applications and duties under the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
  • Conduct a Risk assessment of a confined working environment
  • Explain how to work safely in confined spaces
  • Explain the use of a permit to work
  • Demonstrate how to maintain and examine equipment.
  • Explain the purpose of test certificates and examination record

Please note: 
Health and safety managers, managers and supervisors attending this course will only be issued with an Attendance certificate and will not be allowed to enter and work in areas classified as confined spaces, but will be competent to issue permits to work.
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Other Information
A confined space is a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space or nearby (e.g. lack of oxygen).

A number of people are killed or seriously injured in the UK each year in confined spaces. These occur across a wide range of industries, from those involving complex plant through simple storage vessels. Those killed include not only people working in the confined spaces but those who try to rescue them without proper training or equipment.
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