Working in Medium Risk Confined Spaces

What is Medium Risk Confined Spaces training?

This City & Guilds or CABWI accredited Medium Risk Confined Spaces training will give you the practical knowledge and skills to carry out safe entry into a confined space and to handle reasonably foreseeable hazards and risks. The difference between medium and low risk confined spaces training is that on a medium risk confined spaces course, you will be taught how to handle more complex spaces involving more potential hazards. Some examples of medium risk confined spaces could be sewers, tunnels and underground vaults for telecommunications and utilities that have difficult access or exit points or potential atmospheric hazards.

You will have the opportunity to get practical experience working in medium risk confined spaces. The course incorporates entry and self-rescue procedures.

What will I learn on the Medium Risk Confined Spaces Course?

On the Medium Risk Confined Spaces course, you will learn about more complex and potentially hazardous confined spaces. The training will expand on concepts covered on the low risk confined spaces training, giving you a deeper understanding of how to identify hazards, risk assessment and control measures. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the specific hazards that classify a confined space as medium risk: toxic atmospheres, limited access or egress (exit points). There is a large practical element to this course, which will include entering and working in a medium risk confined space, applying more advanced control measures and developing robust emergency plans.

Course Duration

The Medium Risk Confined Spaces training is a 2-day course

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course, although you will need a good understanding of spoken and written English. A certain level of physical fitness will be required. If you have any worries or concerns please call or chat with us online.

Assessment

You will complete one practical observation, assessed by your centre trainer and one short answer written test to achieve your City & Guilds or CABWI qualification.

Special Considerations

If you feel you will need support to complete any aspect of the course, please contact our team. Any information you pass to us will be confidential and only discussed with the trainer to see what arrangements can be made to support you.

Medium Risk Confined Spaces Course Aims

This course aims to teach delegates:

• Understand the nature of medium risk confined spaces
• Identify hazards and risks
• How to implement control measures
• Responding and preparing for an emergency
• Safe entry and working procedures
• Practical, scenario based simulations

Low Risk Confined Spaces Course Content

Prepare to enter and work safely in a medium risk confined space

Check all equipment is in good order, select and examine escape breathing apparatus before starting work, obtain authorisation for entry, arrange adequate communication is in place before entry, maintain a safety zone, carry out a live point of work risk assessment and make sure suitable monitoring equipment is in place before entering the confined space.

Enter and exit confined spaces safely

Set up, test and record results of monitoring equipment before entry, carry out a safety inspection of equipment, enter and exit following procedure, resolve any problems encountered with entry or exit and identify unsafe activity and put suitable controls in place.

Use equipment and tools safely

Check equipment and tools are safe and suitable for use, check PPE is suitable, use the specified method for using tools in the confined space, recover tools from site when work has finished and carry out after-use checks.

Follow procedures and work safely

Select a suitable communication method for the job and check it is working before work starts, follow lone-working procedures, control access of the confined space, use PPE, control risks and hazards, act immediately to remedy unsafe activity, equipment or environmental conditions, ensure the work area is safe and secure when work is finished and complete documentation and reports and passing to the right person or filling in the correct place.

Emergency situations

Use emergency exit procedures immediately if a dangerous situation arises, use effective communication, exit the confined space in line with procedures, carry out post use checks on safety, escape and emergency equipment before storing and record and report the emergency incident and its circumstances.

Use appropriate knowledge for working in medium risk confined spaces

Identify the main principles of health and safety, environment legislation and regulations, describe the process of risk assessment, describe the hazards that can produce a confined space, identify different types of emergency situation, explain common causes of emergency situations, know the job roles involved in dealing with emergencies, types of injury that might occur and explain the importance of decontamination procedures.

Understand protocols for working in medium risk confined spaces

Confined space classifications, information needed for live point of risk assessments, procedures and methods for working in medium risk environments, reducing risk to an acceptable level, resolving problems, equipment checks, explain reporting systems for emergency situations and describe different communication methods.

Once you have booked your Medium Risk Confined Spaces Course:

On receiving payment for your Medium Risk Confined Spaces training, an email with your ‘course joining instructions’ is sent to you.

This document includes the following details:

• Your chosen course dates (this is a 2-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.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course, although you will need a good understanding of spoken and written English. A certain level of physical fitness will be required. If you have any worries or concerns please call or chat with us online.

Assessment

You will complete one practical observation, assessed by your centre trainer and one short answer written test to achieve their City & Guilds or CABWI qualification.