Confined Space Training Competent Person (8 Hours)

OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training is designed for individuals who work in and around confined spaces, including authorized entrants, safety attendants, entry supervisors, and emergency response personnel in compliance with OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA.

Construction workers often perform tasks in confined spaces, such as manholes, crawl spaces, and tanks. Personnel working in confined spaces often face life-threatening hazards including toxic substances, electrocution, explosions, and asphyxiation. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 1,030 workers died from occupational injuries involving a confined space between 2011 to 2018. Such statics showcase the importance of understanding the hazards that exist in confined spaces.

This OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training will train workers to recognize a confined space, accurately assess the inherent hazards in these spaces, develop and implement a Confined Space Program for entry into such spaces, and develop well-defined emergency rescue plans.

OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA, requires that employers adequately train employees to ensure they possess the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to operate safely in a potentially hazardous environment.

Learning Objectives

The core objective of the OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course is to familiarize workers with the pertinent elements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA. This OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training will train construction workers to recognize confined spaces on their worksites, understand the inherent hazards associated with working in and around confined spaces, and the work practices and emergency procedures that must be implemented to operate safely in a potentially hazardous environment.

Course Objectives

After completion of the OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course, the learner will be able to:

• Understand OSHA regulations pertaining to confined spaces in the construction industry;
• List the three criteria OSHA uses to define a “confined space”;
• Identify the four conditions, which if present, may result in a confined space being classified as a “permit-required confined space”;
• Discuss OSHA requirements for a Permit-Required Confined Space Program;
• Discuss the various atmospheric and physical hazards commonly found in confined spaces and the methods used to control and isolate these hazards;
• Explain the conditions under which a permit space might be re-classified as a non-permit space;
• Explain the conditions under which an employer may use alternate procedures for entry into a permit space; and
• Understand the requirements for non-entry and entry rescues from a confined space.

Syllabus

This OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course consists of 6 lessons. Students are required to take each lesson in sequential order as listed below.

Course Content

LESSONS

    OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training: Introduction

• Lesson 1: What is a Confined Space?– This lesson will summarize the general requirements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry and describe the three criteria OSHA uses to define a “confined space”. The lesson will also explain the four conditions, which if present, may result in the confined space being classified as a “permit-required confined space” and guide on understanding the roles and responsibilities of various categories of confined spaces personnel.

• Lesson 2: Confined Space Hazards– This lesson will focus on the inherent dangers such as flammable, toxic, or oxygen-deficient atmospheres, as well as physical hazards such as engulfment, extreme temperatures, or falling objects that can pose health and safety risks for personnel working in and around confined spaces. The lesson will define the two general categories of hazards found in confined spaces, discuss the different atmospheric conditions in a confined space that may be considered hazardous, and explain engulfment and other physical hazards that may be encountered by workers in confined spaces.

• Lesson 3: Regulatory Requirements– This lesson will review the general requirements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry with a focus on explaining the conditions under which a permit space might be re-classified as a non-permit space, the conditions under which an employer may use alternate procedures for entry into a permit space, and the alternate procedure requirements for ventilation, and entry and exit from a permit-required confined space.

• Lesson 4: Confined Spaces Program– This lesson will focus on the pertinent elements of a Permit-Required Confined Space Program and the entry permits that allow and control entry into a permit space. The type of information that must be included on an entry permit will be summarized, and the conditions under which entry permits are canceled or suspended will be explained. The lesson will conclude with understanding the training requirements for personnel engaged in permit space operations.

• Lesson 5: Hazard Controls and Safety Precautions – This lesson will discuss the Hierarchy of Controls and its applicability within confined spaces, explain the significance of air quality testing in terms of protecting workers from atmospheric hazards in confined spaces, guide on the understanding of the process of purging and ventilation of confined spaces, and list the different methods for isolating sources of energy in a permit-required confined space before work activities begin.

• Lesson 6: Rescue and Emergency Procedures– This lesson discusses the most common types of medical emergencies that can occur in confined spaces, lists the three types of rescues that can be performed in a confined space, summarizes the requirements for retrieval systems used in non-entry rescues within a confined space, and provides guidance to identify the pertinent requirements for the use of on-site and off-site rescue teams.

    Final Examination

This OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course is designed by OSHA Certified Outreach Trainers and is updated and reviewed as new requirements or regulations are issued by OSHA, the EPA, the DOT, and other regulatory authorities, as relevant. The OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course meets and exceeds the compliance requirements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA.

OSHA Safety Training Certification

Once the OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course is completed, you will immediately be able to download, save, or print your Course Completion Certificate in PDF format.

Training Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training.