Confined Space Attendant

Overview

This Confined Space Attendant safety training course will help you identify the hazards of permit-required confined space entry, including the signs, symptoms, behavioral effects, and consequences of hazard exposure of confined space entrants.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the participants should be able to:

• Describe the entry permit.
• Define the system for preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of the entry permit.
• Understand permit-required confined spaces.
• Practices to mitigate hazards encountered while working in a confined space.
• Instruct your workers on the proper use of equipment.
• Understand the duties of the Attendant, Entrant and Supervisor.

Target Audience

This course is designed for persons designated as attendants for confined spaces at workplace.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Identification of confined spaces
• Characteristics, examples
• Hazard identification
• Atmospheric, physical
• Effects of atmospheric hazards
• Monitoring and testing of confined spaces
• Ventilation, cleaning and purging of confined
• spaces
• Protective equipment – personal and general
• Review of supplied air respirators and self-contained breathing apparatuses
• Written work procedures and entry permits
• Objectives of lockout procedures,
• Use of confined space equipment

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