CONFINED SPACE

Confined Space Training At NWLETT
Many workplaces contain spaces that are considered “confined” because their configurations hinder the activities of employees who must enter, work in, and exit them. A confined space has limited or restricted means for entry or exit, and it is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. Confined spaces include, but are not limited to underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, manholes, pits, silos, process vessels, and pipelines.

OSHA uses the term “permit-required confined space” (permit space) to describe a confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics: contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains a material that has the potential to engulf an entrant; has walls that converge inward or floors that slope downward and taper into a smaller area which could trap or asphyxiate an entrant; or contains any other recognized safety or health hazard, such as unguarded machinery, flammable substances, exposed live wires, or extreme temperatures.

COURSE

CONFINED SPACE – 24 HOURS / 3 DAYS

Students learn safe and proper methods on how to enter a permit-required confined space.
Course includes the following topics:

• Recognition of permit-required confined spaces
• How to read and complete and entry permit
• The responsibilities of entrant, attendant, and supervisor
• Setup and entry of a confined space
• Physical and atmospheric hazards (how to recognize and control them)
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Rescue operations