Courses

Course Code

RIIWHS202E

Course Name

Enter & Work in
Confined Space

Course Field

Industry Short Courses

What Will I Learn

It is designed to teach participants how to:

• Identify confined space hazards;
• Work safely within confined spaces according to an issued permit;
• Operate various confined space safety equipment.

The description of a confined space by Australian Workplace Health and Safety is a space that:

• Is at atmospheric pressure when anyone is in the space;
• Is not intended or designed primarily as a workplace;
• Could have restricted entry to, or exit from, the place;
• Is, or is likely to be entered by a person to work.

At any time, contains, or is likely to contain, any of the following:

• An atmosphere that has potentially harmful levels of a contaminant;
• An atmosphere that does not have a safe oxygen level;
• Anything that could cause engulfment.

Examples of confined spaces include, but are not limited to:

• Storage tanks
• Tank cars
• Process vessels
• Pressure vessels
• Boilers
• Silos
• Pits
• Degreasers
• Ballast or oil tanks
• Tank like compartments
• Pipes
• Sewers
• Sewer pump stations including wet and dry wells
• Shafts
• Ducts
• Shipboard spaces entered through small hatchways or access points
• Cargo tanks
• Cellular double bottom tanks
• Duct keels
• Void spaces

Course Outline

This course covers the following topics:

• Identifying confined spaces;
• Hazard identification processes;
• Australian Standards and relevant legislation;
• Roles and responsibilities of management and employees;
• Case studies;
• Risk assessments and hierarchy of hazard controls;
• Work to a confined space permit;
• Work site policy and procedures;
• Lockout and tag out methods of isolation;
• Fall protection equipment;
• Practical entry into a confined space;
• Safety and emergency procedures;
• Confined space refresher training is recommended every 1 – 2 years.

Course Delivery

1 day (allow approx. 8 hours) face-to-face.

Recommended For

This course is recommended for:

• Workers who will be performing confined space work and are required to write a permit, monitor gas levels, wear breathing apparatus;
• Electrical Engineers;
• Safety Inspectors;
• Safety personnel;
• Injury prevention personnel;
• Maintenance personnel;
• Emergency services personnel, fire, ambulance, police;
• Occupational Health & Safety Officers;
• Risk Managers;
• Mine Managers;
• Telecommunications and cable installation personnel;
• Lift Operators and installers;
• Transport industry workers.