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Confined Spaces Awareness

Name: Confined Spaces Awareness
Price: 49 AUD
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For the people who work near a confined space, stand by at the entry or sign the permit, and never go in. What makes a space confined in law, why the air is the killer and how the permit system protects the person inside. Not an entry ticket.

Also relevant for: Farm and Rural, Construction and Trades, Manufacturing and Industrial, Mining and FIFO, Plumbing and Gas

About 50 minutes100% online, self-pacedSix months of access

What You Will Learn

Apply the WHS Regulations definition to decide whether a space is a confined space
Identify the atmospheric hazards: oxygen deficiency and enrichment, flammable and toxic atmospheres, plus engulfment and other confined space hazards
Explain the purpose of a confined space entry permit and the key controls it records
Describe the roles of atmospheric testing, ventilation, isolation, the standby person and rescue arrangements
Recognise the signage requirements and the limits of this awareness training

Course Content

Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available

Who This Course Is For

Industrial, maintenance, construction, utilities, agricultural and processing workers, supervisors and managers who work near confined spaces or supervise others who may need to enter them.

Written by Kam Askari, Managing Director of Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. MBA, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, MAICD. Checked against the sources listed below.

Sources and Legal References

Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and does not authorise you to enter a confined space. Before anyone enters a confined space, the law requires your employer to provide suitable and adequate information, training and instruction for that role (WHS Regulation 2011 (Qld) r 76; equivalent provisions apply in other jurisdictions), together with a valid entry permit and site-specific procedures. This awareness course does not itself provide that training. It builds your understanding of the hazards and controls, but the training, instruction and procedures your employer must give you before entry are separate and are not replaced by this course.