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Confined
Spaces:
Hazardous Environment:
Management & Supervision of Work at Confined Spaces - cs005
A 3 day course for any person who has responsibility for planning safe systems of work, after risk assessment, for others entering confined spaces, uses permits to work as part of a safe system and is appointed by the employer to be the Responsible or Authorising Officer responsible for confined spaces and/or implementing/maintaining the employer’s confined spaces policy.
This course will cover:
- Legislation and ACoP relevant to confined spaces working.
- Specified risks and their control.
- Risk assessing residual hazards.
- Types of gaseous atmosphere.
- Operation of safe systems of work.
- Using permit-to-work control measures.
- Personal protection and hygiene requirements.
- Health standards for staff and contractors.
- Documentation and records.
- Selection and use of portable gas monitoring equipment, harnesses, hoists, winches, safety line and fall arrest systems, escape breathing apparatus and short term working breathing apparatus.
- Emergency planning and rescue procedures.
- Self rescue and emergencies.
- Practical exercises in planning for entering, working and exiting confined spaces.
