RSTC-CS-HIGH - 3 days course delivered either on-site or at our fixed simulators at Bury or Elland.

Intended for

Plant fitters, engineers, communication installers, facilities management teams, and any person who needs to work in a confined space

Introduction

This is a theoretical and practical training course which is suitable for all persons required to enter confined spaces

Subject modules

  • Recognition & classification of confined spaces
  • Confined space legislation
  • Site specific risk assessment & use of pre-entry survey form
  • Use of the safe system of work & rescue plan
  • Role of the entrant and the safety attendant
  • Awareness of Lockout/Tagout & acceptance of the permit to work
  • Gas hazards, selection, inspection and use of a gas detector
  • Ventilation methods & overview of ventilation equipment
  • Inspection & use of escape breathing apparatus
  • Inspection & use of SCBA
  • Inspection & use of rescue harness & vertical rescue equipment
  • Assessed entry into a high risk confined space
  • Assessed entry using SCBA

Entry requirements

PROSPECTIVE DELEGATES MUST HAVE TOTAL FLUENCY AT BOTH SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND BE CAPABLE OF GENERATING AUDITABLE DOCUMENTS IN ENGLISH

DELEGATES MUST BE CLEAN SHAVEN, NON SPECTACLE WEARING AND FIT TESTED FOR FULL FACE MASK AND WILL BE IN POSSESSION OF A MEDICAL DECLARATION OF FITNESS TO WEAR SCBA

Assessment method

Assessment will be carried out via a written exam at the end of each module PLUS the completion of a scenario based exercise which will be assessed during the training session

Course duration

Three Days

Candidate ratio

1:6

Revalidation period

Reece in house certification valid for 3 years

THIS PARTICULAR COURSE CAN ALSO BE OFFERED WITH CITY & GUILDS ACCREDITATION UNDER COURSE ID CODE 6160-03

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