RSTC-CS-MED - 2 days course duration

Intended for

Plant fitters, engineers, communication installers, facilities management teams, and any person who needs to work in a confined space and requires the 6160-09 City & Guilds Qualification

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 rescue harness & vertical rescue equipment
  • Assessed entry into a medium risk confined space
  • Assessed self rescue using escape breathing apparatus

Entry requirements

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

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

Two Days

Candidate ratio

1:6

Revalidation period

Reece in house certification valid for 3 years

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