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The Course

The hazards of confined spaces are not new yet every year fatalities and injuries occur among workers who, during the course of their jobs, are required to enter confined spaces. Entry into confined spaces may be for maintenance, repair or statutory inspections. Accidents occur because of the inherent hazards or the induced hazards of wrong decisions. Personnel may have been insufficiently trained or have had their awareness blunted by experience.

The course encompasses the hazards, the stringent precautions, and the safe systems of work necessary as well as their practical application. The final day is devoted in bringing together all this knowledge in a table top exercise.

This would include:

The OSHA 1910.146 standard for permit required confined spaces
The HSE Standard on confined space entry
The inherent hazards of confined spaces
Personnel training
The required precautions necessary prior and during entry

The Goals

Become familiar with OSHA 1910.146 and Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 Approved Code of Practice, HSE
Become familiar with the hazards of a confined space
To take all the necessary precautions before entering
Be able to maintain the confined space as a safe place to work
Familiarise the delegates with different methods of cleaning and isolation

This would include:

Safety Personnel
Planning Engineers
Entry Supervisors
Authorised Entrants

The Process

The programme is presented with slides and interactive videos that all require active participation. Several case studies, with accompanying videos, are presented. On the last day of the seminar the delegates undertake a desktop exercise in planning an entry into a confined space.

The Benefits

The participants will attain an understanding of:

The risks of confined spaces
A safe system of work for confined spaces
The health hazards involved
Common confined spaces tasks and precautions
The training necessary for all involved in confined space entry

The Results

The Participants will bring back into their company the capability of:

Efficient planning for confined space entry
Time optimisation in confined space entry work
Confidence that the company is following best practices
Confidence of personnel that all safety measures are being taken
Elimination of accidents in confined spaces

The Core Competencies

Understanding the regulations used by OSHA and the HSE
Isolation procedure
Gas Freeing
Atmospheric Testing
Emergency arrangements and assessing the risks
The occupational health hazards of a confined space
Permit to Work system

The Programme Content

Day One

Introduction, Definitions & Risk Assessment

Introduction
Definitions - OSHA Terminology
Risk Assessment
Reading PIDs
Work Permit Systems
Contractors

Day Two

Occupational Health Hazards in Confined Spaces

Occupational Health Hazards
- Chemical substances Hazards
- Physical Hazards
H2S and Pyrophoric iron
Washing and Changing Facilities
Contaminated Areas and Control

Day Three

Atmospheric Testing, Cleaning and Emergency Arrangements

Atmosphere Testing
Cleaning of Confined spaces prior to entry
Gas freeing of Tanks, Vessels - Use and hazards of Steam water inert gas and chemicals
Isolation - Positive Isolation, Lockout / Tag Out, Maintaining Isolation
Personnel Training and Duties
Rescue Arrangements

Day Four

PPE, Common Tasks and Maintaining Safety

PPE Requirements
Entry with Breathing Apparatus / Entry without Breathing Apparatus
Ventilation & Lighting
Common Maintenance task and problems in confined spaces – Furnaces, Vessels, Tanks
Check Lists
Boxing Up, Hand Over and De-Isolation

Day Five

Table Top Exercise

A desktop syndicate exercise to plan an entry into a confined space. The syndicates will be given a PID and written details of the process. They will be required to programme the steps and precautions for entry and cleaning prior to maintenance, and the precautions for the maintenance tasks to be undertaken – de-pressure, initial isolation, gas freeing and precautions, final positive isolation and isolation positioning, cordoning off the area, PPE required etc.

Presentation and discussion by the syndicate groups
Course Evaluation
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