This 5 day  course is designed for personnel who need to increase their safety awareness of confined space in their work setting.

To provide delegates with the basic knowledge necessary to understand the principles of a safe entry into a confined space and equip them with the skills to react positively and safely in an emergency.
Completion of the course allows  employees to understand the requirements for entry  into confined spaces. The course identifies the hazards and outlines the duties of persons involved in working within confined spaces.

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Understand the hazards of confined spaces
• Become knowledgeable in the OSHA safety standards for Permit-Required Confined Spaces Regulation
• Learn the duties and responsibilities of the confined space entry participants
• Achieve familiarity with atmospheric testing equipment and entrance equipment

• Persons required to work within confined spaces.
• Persons supervising confined space entry.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Introduction to confined spaces

• Definition of Confined Spaces
• Specifications of Confined Spaces
• Permit Required Confined Spaces

Typical Hazards in Confined Spaces

• Chemical
• Physical
• Biological
• Ergonomic
• Atmospheric Hazards, Oxygen Deficiency

Controlling Hazards of Confined Spaces

• Hierarchy of risk control
• Elimination,
• Substitution,
• Isolation
• Engineering,
• Administrative ,and
• PPE

Confined Space Permit Program - review form procedure

• Ventilation Requirements
• LOTO
• Duties of Attendant
• Duties of Entrant
• Duties of Entry Supervisor
• Training
• Entry requirements, Permit, equipment, atmospheric monitoring
• Rescue plans

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.