Confined Space Entry/Attendant

 

Prerequisites: This course has no formal pre-requisite.

Course Length: 4 hours – Course length will vary depending on the number of students. Total course time includes breaks and meals.

Successful Course Completion

• Requires a minimum score of 75% or better.

• Practical Session

Course Objective

•Provide students assigned to confined space duties the necessary skills to safely perform their jobs.

  • Identify the characteristics of a confined space.

  • Describe the basic hazard categories associated with confined space.

  • Determine the elements of a confined space program.

  • Identify and describe the primary roles of authorized entrants, attendants, supervisor, and designated rescue team/services.

  • Students should be able to demonstrate the necessary skills during practical examination and demonstrate knowledge during written examination.

Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch: 1 Hour (if applicable)

Course Outline:

About Confined Spaces

About Confined Spaces

  • OSHA/NIOSH Statistics

  • What is a Confined Space?

  • What is a Permit-Required Confined Space?

  • Common Examples of a Confined Space

Responsibilities of Personnel

  • Competent Persons

    • Entrant

    • Attendant

    • Rescue

    • Entry Supervisor

  • Roles and Responsibilities of Personnel

Confined Space Entry

  • Entry Requirements

  • Entry Permit Requirements/Completion

    • Employer Responsibilities

    • Permit Requirements

  • Hazard Communication

  • Hazard Evaluation

  • Pre-Job Safety Planning

  • Entry Permit Close Out

    • Routine

    • Emergency

  • What Constitutes Entry?

  • Confined Space Hazards

    • Atmospheric

    • Physical

Atmospheric Hazards

  • Breathing Air Composition

  • Oxygen Levels

    • Asphyxiation

  • Effects of Oxygen Deficiency

  • What Causes Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere?

  • What Causes Oxygen Enriched Atmosphere?

  • Other Hazards

  • Toxic Contaminants

  • How much is Hazardous?

    • Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

    • Threshold Limit Value (TLV)

      • Time Weighted Average (TWA)

      • Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL)

      • Exposure Ceiling

  • Common Hazardous Gases Found in Confined Spaces

  • Acute/Chronic Symptoms

  • Flammability

    • Explosions

    • Explosion Mixture

    • Flash Point

    • Upper Explosive Limit (UEL)

    • Lower Explosive Limit (LEL)

  • LEL Requirements (OSHA)

  • UEL/LEL Examples

  • Causes of Flammable Atmospheres

  • Fire Ignition

  • Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

    • Components of SDS

    • Sections of SDS

Atmospheric Hazard Protection

  • Control Measures

    • Engineering Controls

    • Administrative Controls

    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • Types of Respirators

    • Air Purifying Respirator (APR)

    • Supplied Air Respirator (SAR)

      • Atmospheric Supplied

      • Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

      • Cascade Systems

      • Escape Packs

  • Respirator Fit Testing

    • Quantitative

    • Qualitative

  • Respirator Usage

  • Respirator Inspection

  • Respirator Maintenance

  • Respirator Donning/Doffing

  • Respirator Storage

  • Air Monitors

    • Requirements

    • Personal Detectors

    • User Responsibility

  • Air Sampling in a Confined Space

    • Stratification

Physical Hazards

  • Common Physical Hazards

    • Engulfment

    • Entrapment/Entanglement

    • Potential Energy

    • Electrical

    • Pressure

    • Momentum/Gravity

    • Residual/Stored

  • Protective Measures for Each Hazard

Worker Introduced Hazards

  • Common Examples

  • External Hazards

Confined Space Safety

  • Isolating the Space

  • Clearing the Space

  • Ventilation

  • Types of Ventilation

    • Natural

    • Mechanical Supply

    • Mechanical Exhausting

  • Ventilation Factors

  • Supply Ventilation Directions

  • Exhaust Ventilation Directions

  • Proper Ventilation Techniques

Practical Session

Practical training shall utilize a confined space simulator and other safety equipment.
Practical shall verify the following:

  • Properly select and wear appropriate PPE during practical training

  • Conduct proper pre-use inspection of PPE and equipment

  • Effectively communicate amongst Entrant, Attendant, & Rescue Team

  • Effectively monitor and control air quality

  • Ability to safely perform work in a confined space environment

  • Properly secure life lines

  • Use Tri-Pod/Winch and other rescue equipment

  • Ability to properly store equipment and PPE

Training Center Provided Material

•PPE - Confined Space Equipment

Student Requirements

• Must possess good physical health as the practical training is physical demanding.

Reference Material / Documents

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134

Cost $155.00