SMSMPER205 Enter confined space
This course is for those required to enter or work in confined spaces and carry out atmospheric testing throughout.
Course Content
The course covers the following;
- Introduction
- Case studies
- Common confined spaces
- Risk management
- Hierarchy of control measures
- Swiss cheese model of accident causation
- Plan and prepare for working in a confined space
- Work in accordance with procedures
- Classification of confined spaces
- Risks, Hazards and controls with confined spaces
- Hazard identification
- How are hazards controlled in confined spaces?
- Where will the gases accumulate?
- Vapour density and relative density
- Determining the vapour density
- Explosive atmospheres in confined spaces
- The flammable range
- LEL and UEL
- Purging and ventilation
- Inerting
- Types of ventilation
- Guidelines for painting in confined spaces
- Brush and roller painting
- Spray painting
- Process for permit application
- 5 Stages
- Lock out tag out
- Energy isolation and lockout methods
- Isolation
- Engulfment and entrapment
- Methods of entrapment
- Flowing grain
- Dust explosions
- What is a combustible dust?
- When are dusts created?
- Body safety harness
- Donning a harness
- Inspection of harnesses
- Manual handling
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Casualty/victim handling
- Confined space training
- Re-assessment
- Competent person
- Standard operating procedures
- Instruction and guidance
- Rescue equipment evaluation requirements
Duration
5.5 Hours