1 Day Confined Space Awareness

What is the Confined Space Awareness Course?

This is a classroom based course that is designed to give you a basic understanding of confined spaces, their hazards and the precautions needed to work safely around them.

Who is the Confined Space Awareness Course for?

This course is designed and suitable for managers, supervisors and operatives whose role has some involvement with confined spaces. Where there may be a risk of emergency evacuation from confined spaces or some basic confined space knowledge would help in their job role for example, when completing risk assessments. This course will not qualify you to directly enter confined spaces.

What will I learn on the Confined Spaces Awareness Course?

Your course is approved by CITB and will therefore cover the following objectives:

• Current legislation and codes of practice relating to confined spaces
• How to identify hazards in and around confined spaces including gas detection
• How PPE equipment is selected
• Permits to work
• Safe working procedures
• Hygiene practices
• Breathing apparatus
• Accident and emergency evacuation procedures

Course duration

The Confined Spaces Awareness course is a half day course.

Mandatory entry requirements

You will need to be able to read and write English to complete this course, but there are no other requirements to attend this course.

Confined Space Awareness Course Aims

This course aims to teach delegates:

• The dangers and risks associated with confined spaces.
• The procedures for entering a confined space safely and the equipment and systems required.
• Emergency procedures, what to do and what not to do in an emergency.

Confined Space Awareness Course Content

1. The definitions of a confined space and what makes them different from other workspaces
2. Common types of confined spaces in different industries
3. Confined spaces regulations such as the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
4. Associated legislation
5. Common hazards and how to avoid them
6. Controlling risks
7. Safety precautions
8. Hygiene procedures
9. PPE used when working in confined spaces

Assessment

You will complete an assessment that will cover the content above.

Once you have booked your Confined Space Awareness Course:

On receiving payment for your Confined Space Awareness Course, an email with your ‘course joining instructions’ is sent to you.

This document includes the following details:

• Your chosen course date (this is a half day course)
• Course start time at your chosen venue
• Address of your chosen venue, including a map screenshot
• Details of what to do if you need any special requirements to complete the course

You need to bring photographic ID, such as a driving licence or passport with you.

Lunch is not included, so please provide your own.

Mandatory entry requirements

You will need to be able to read and write English to complete this course.

Special considerations

CITB allow "reasonable adjustments" to support delegates on their approved courses. This includes assistance from an invigilator, however adequate time must be given for arrangements to be made before the course starts. If you request support, details will be passed on confidentially to the trainer of the course to assess what arrangements can be made.

The Confined Space Awareness course is approved by CITB, you will earn a certificate valid for 3 years. ID cards are available on request for a small charge we will require a recent photo of the delegate.

City & Guilds

Our Confined Space Awareness course is not accredited by City & Guilds. We do however offer the following City & Guilds Confined Spaces courses:

• Working in Low Risk Confined Spaces 6150-51
• Working in Medium Risk Confined Spaces 6150-52
• Working in High Risk Confined Spaces 6150-53
• Working in Low Risk Confined Spaces (water) 6150-01
• Working in Medium Risk Confined Spaces (water) 6150-02
• Working in High Risk Confined Spaces (water) 6150-03