8 Hour Confined Space Awareness

This course is designed for those individuals who will be supervising, monitoring, or entering a confined space.  It is designed to bring awareness to workers of the hazards that exist when entering/exiting and working in a confined space.  This course is the minimum requirement for an entrant to be trained in hazards that are capable of causing injury, illness and death in a confined space.

Topics:

OSHA Subpart AA.
Definitions of confined spaces and permit confined spaces.
Identification of hazardous conditions and atmospheres in confined spaces.
Responsibilities of entrants, attendants, and supervisors.
Alternate entry, reclassification procedures.
Rescue and emergency procedures.
Use of related equipment.
Ventilation, monitoring, basic responsibilities.

Pre-requisites:

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this training, students will be familiar with:

Identifying types of hazards in confined spaces.
Procedures to follow before entering a confined space.
Define the terms oxygen deficiency versus oxygen enrichment.
Recognize the concept of lower and upper flammable limits isolation, inserting and special procedures to enter a confined space.
Identify confined space hazards, such as hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide toxins.
General duties of the Attendant, Entrant and Supervisor.
Define the difference between non-permit and permit entry confined spaces.
Describe the importance of following confined space rescue procedures.

Course Materials:

Will be provided.

CEU’s:

0.8

Course Duration:

8 hours of training.