CONFINED SPACE RESCUE LEVEL 2 Training
If Confined Space Entry is a task conducted at your company, effective work control arrangements along with proven emergency arrangements for rescue must be implemented in accordance to the Confined Space Regulations 1997, in order to ensure the safety of those personnel entering for a specific task.
You have two options:
- Provide the equipment required along with effective training to allow employees to become competent to enter and conduct rescue from a confined space as per the risks and work activities on site.
- Bring in a third party service provider to provide Confined Space Standby Rescue Services to save money in purchasing equipment and employee training.
EPS can provide both options as per site needs supporting your internal capabilities and planned / unplanned maintenance requirements.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Emergency Preparedness Solutions Ltd (EPS) has the professional expertise to provide this mandatory training to all types of industry anywhere in the UK. Our Confined Space Entry and Rescue Courses fully comply with all applicable Health and Safety Regulations.
We bring our “Mobile Confined Space Entry and Rescue Training Simulator” to your site!
Companies save on cost associated with sending employees to other locations for this mandatory training.
Training is designed to be site specific to compliment local procedures and site capabilities.
Course duration is based upon the confined space entry activities undertaken on site and the emergency arrangements required to affect safe and effective removal of persons from a confined space.
The course, a blend of theoretical and practical training allows course Students with the required skills necessary, confidence and knowledge in order to effectively conduct entry rescue techniques utilising a wide range of confined space rescue equipment and safe systems of work.
With over three decades of industrial confined space experience and credibility, EPS are very well placed to deliver this Level 2 Confined Space Rescue training taking into account your site specific entries undertaken as part of planned or unplanned maintenance activities.
The training carried out by competent person(s) with suitable and sufficient knowledge along with practical confined space entry and rescue experience.
All our rescue courses are delivered on your site by means of our custom built confined space mobile training simulator.
Course duration fully depends upon the site specific competencies required to effectively conduct entry and rescue. Training ranging from one, two, three and four day courses. However can be customer specific fully dependant upon site operations, equipment used and specified risks.
Target Group
This course is designed for personnel where entry rescue techniques are required to be undertaken from Medium and High risk confined spaces wearing respiratory protective equipment and operating rescue equipment
Who Should Attend
Employees who may be required to undertake confined space entry and rescue as part of an emergency response team (ERT) including ERT members, Leaders and Supervisors.
Course Assessments
Students must pass both theoretical and continual practical assessments to complete the course against specific criteria which can incorporate customer / site specific requirements.
TRAINING COMPONENTS & ELEMENTS
Element 1.
Theory of Confined Space legislation including safe working practices, duties and responsibilities.
Element 2.
Permit to work, Safe systems of work.
Element 3.
Trained Attendant duties.
Element 4.
Confined Space rescue equipment types, description and component parts, functionality and selection of confined space entry equipment.
Element 5.
Practical use of confined space entry and rescue equipment pre use checks, wearing, fitting and operation.
Element 6.
Emergency arrangements including rescue types, techniques and planning.
Element 7.
Incident Command and Control and communications.
Element 8.
Practical safe entry into and rescue from medium / high risk confined spaces wearing various types of respiratory protective equipment.
Element 9.
Site specific policies and procedures.
Pre Requisites
Nominated course students should:
- Have completed an occupational medical examination including lung function and physical fitness assessment and deemed medically fit prior to attending the Confined Space Rescue course.
- Attend training clean shaven as facial hair could prevent a good seal between the wearer’s facial contour and the breathing apparatus face mask seal.
- Be proficient in the English language including reading, writing and numeracy.
- Posses reasonable English language communication skills.
- Be physically able to carry out the practical skills required to meet the assessment criteria.
- Be trained and deemed competent in the wearing of respiratory protective equipment as worn on site.
Certification
All Students that complete the course will receive a certificate of Completion.