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Confined Space Entry Procedures, Covering Self Contained Breathing Apparatus | STS-SCB

Who will benefit?
The course is designed for companies whose staff may be required to enter areas that are classified as confined spaces and which may pose a risk of serious injury or death.  This course is tailored towards managers, supervisors, engineers and general operatives.

Aim
 This course will be to provide awareness of the need for a safe working environment within a confined space. Staff will be aware of procedures to ensure safe access and egress by staff using a strict breathing apparatus entry control whilst having emergency procedures in place. The course will also cover the necessary references to all the appropriate and current regulations.

On completion of this course the individual will be able to enter and work safely within the confined space, using the appropriate equipment and operational procedures.
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Objectives
Delegates will acquire the skills and knowledge to:

  • Define 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 what is meant by ‘preventing the need for entry’ to a confined space
  • Show 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
  • Explain emergency and rescue procedures relating to working in a confined space

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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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