This cousre is applicable for supervisors/entry attendants who as part of their duties have to coordinate employees working in high risk confined spaces.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Objective
• The avoidance of serious injury and major harm to employees and evidence of assessment and qualifications towards competence of employees.
• Better planning and record keeping relating to confined space classification, risk assessment, safe systems and permits to work.
• Employees who feel they can make a greater contribution to the workplace and who feel their employer has made an investment in their future.
Course content
• To develop, communicate and supervise safe systems of work and emergency procedures.
• To understand and use relevant documentation for confined spaces working.
• To understand mechanisms of atmosphere testing, monitoring and ventilation procedures.
• To select as appropriate gas monitoring or testing equipment, harness, hoists, winches and fall arrest systems Full Working Set Breathing Apparatus.
• To select, brief and deploy staff at confined spaces and control them effectively during changing working conditions.
Exam
You will plan entry to a High Risk confined space in a table top exercise and case study within the classroom, preparing for entry, communicating with others, exiting the confined space and dealing with emergency situations. This is followed by a practical exercise to work through the associated paperwork and responsibilities.
CABWI qualification assessed by written and oral tests of underpinning knowledge and the completion of the case study and relevant safety documentation.
