Confined Space – Supervisor
Objectives
Provide participants with the ability to prepare for confined space work; provide information to workers; ensuring the health and safety of personnel entering and working in a confined space; supervising entry and work; implementing emergency and rescue systems; and withdrawing personnel from a confined space and facilitate return to service.
Target Learner
Appropriate for those working in supervisory or technical specialist roles, within, civil construction, coal mining, drilling, extractive industries and metalliferous mining
Award
RIIOHS401A Supervise work in confined spaces
Course Content
- access, interpret and apply technical and safety information
- apply activity coordination and supervision procedures
- apply effective communication with a range of people in the workplace
- apply plant and equipment record requirements
- apply diagnostic/faultfinding techniques
- apply environmental requirements
- apply procedures for working at heights
- apply task analysis techniques
- apply atmospheric contaminants measurement procedures
- apply First Aid
- apply fire fighting techniques
- legislation, standards and code of practice as they apply to confined spaces
- definition of confined space
- responsibilities of employers and employees, designers, manufacturers, suppliers and installers in general as they apply to safe work in confined spaces
- the process of hazard identification, risk assessment and control
- workplace strategies for implementing confined space legislation
- the effects of atmospheric contaminants entering the respiratory system
- risks to workers handling hazardous substances in confined spaces
- risks from electric shock, explosion or fire, temperature changes, noise, and trips, slips and falls
- relationship between work environment and systems of work
- injury record systems
- consultation requirements and procedures with employees and employee representative
- control measures and the Hierarchy of Controls
- methods of systems isolation
- Safe Operating Procedures
- emergency procedures in confined spaces
- selection, use, training and maintenance of safety and rescue equipment
- implementation of emergency rescue procedures
Delivery
Face to face
Assessment
Knowledge assessment
Group activities
Practical assessment
RPL
Assessment only pathway available on application. Application for RPL must be made in writing by completing a Student Application form and signing a RPL Acknowledgement form
Cost
Please contact our office for current course pricing.
Duration
3 days (8:00am – 5:00pm)
Frequency
Once per month – please check our training calendar for specific dates
More information
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