Confined spaces in construction medium risk – refresher
Overview
Category
Confined spaces
Duration
Minimum 6 learning hours per day (not including assessment time)
Standard overview
The purpose of this standard is to provide the learner with the knowledge and/or skills to support the following:
Scope:
- confined spaces: definition
- risk assessment and training
- safe systems of work
- marking, fencing and permits to work and access control
- specialist Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including practice in the use of masks, harnesses, hoists, gas detectors, escape breathing apparatus and an overview of working breathing apparatus
- emergency procedures
- practice sessions
- dangers and responses
All practical elements are mandatory in this standard as per HSE
Learner pre-requisites
There are no learner pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Instruction/ supervision
As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:
- an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
- at least 2 years industrial experience relevant to the scope of the standard
- a verifiable CV
Delivery Materials
All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for learner to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.
The learning environment, class size and learner-to-trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable learners to achieve the learning outcomes.
The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:
- Face-To-Face Learning Environment Only (Such As Classroom/Workshop etc.)
This standard is predominantly practical training.
- All practical elements are mandatory in this standard as per HSE
This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate level.
Assessment Pass or Fail Criteria
For the successful completion of training, learners must complete an end of course practical assessment or knowledge test that measures all learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.
Where this training is assessed using multiple-choice questions, all learning outcomes must be covered and learners are required to achieve an overall pass mark of at least 80%.
All practical elements are mandatory in this standard as per HSE
Methods of assessment considered appropriate for training delivered against this standard are:
- Multiple-choice questions
- short answer questions
- practical assessment
Name of proposed Recognised Organisation
Assured
Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.
CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.
Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.
Achievement Lifespan
Renewal
Renewal every 36 months
Buffer/grace period
6 months
Classification
Recommended refresher
Working Group Approval date
Jan 2024
Proof-Read Approval Date
Jan 2024
Review cycle
On request or 5 years from approval date.
Learning outcomes
Including additional guidance to support training delivery and final assessment
The learner will be able to:
Define a “confined space”
Delivery guidance:
- to include confined space classifications and examples
Interpret and interrogate a formal risk assessment
Delivery guidance:
- to include current legislation: the Management of Health and Safety At Work Regulations; Confined Space, Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, other relevant and superseding legislation
- hazard identification (using examples of air quality/atmospheres, fire, dust, liquids, free flowing solids, weather, restricted access); possible effects or consequences of exposure to hazards; disease and hygiene
Describe what “safe systems of work” should be implemented in different confined space scenarios.
Delivery guidance:
- to include rescue requirements and dealing with emergency situations; manning levels and communications
Explain the roles of marking, fencing, permits to work and access control
Delivery guidance:
- managing confined spaces, to include documentation; safety zones
Enter and exit a medium risk confined space
Delivery guidance:
- practice and practical assessment in order to enter, work and exit safely
Use specialist PPE including masks, harnesses, hoists, gas detectors, escape breathing apparatus
Delivery guidance:
- to include checking of equipment; ‘donning and doffing’ procedures; face seals and face fit testing advice; types of escape breathing apparatus; ‘top person’ record charts and entrance to base assessments; dangers of ‘working at height’; equipment care, positive and negative pressure systems
Describe the use of self-contained open circuit (working) breathing apparatus used in high risk confined spaces
Delivery guidance:
- an overview
Explain the onset of risks and danger not identified by risk assessment and appropriate response
Delivery guidance:
- real-time/dynamic assessment of risk and responses; possible scenarios and responses
Additional information about this standard
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg258.pdf
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr302.htm
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/priced/l101.pdf
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/priced/l153.pdf
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/principal-contractors.htm
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/designers.htm
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