Confined Space
Mines Rescue Service offers confined space training courses to comply with current regulations and requirements of the National Occupational Standard. These deal with low, medium and high risk confined spaces across a wide range of industries.
All certificates issued have a 3 year life. Refresher courses are available.
Specialist courses are also available in the environmental monitoring, risk assessment and method statement production.
Course Details
City & Guilds Confined Spaces
City & Guilds Covering Units 821,822,823,824,825,826,927.
3 - 5 days Prices on application
Emergency rescue and recovery of casualties from a confined space
2 day course - aimed at persons who have been trained to work in high risk confined spaces, and who may form part of a team of rescue workers who may need to enter and assist persons to exit the confined space in the event of an emergency.
Two days Prices on application
High Risk Confined Spaces
3 day course - aimed at persons who may be involved in confined spaces which involve difficult entry/exit, wearing of self-contained open circuit breathing apparatus and using specialist detection and resuscitation equipment when work is being carried out within the confined space.
Three days Prices on application
Low Risk Confined Spaces
1 day course - aimed at lone workers working in an environment with low risk entry with adequate natural or mechanical ventilation, where access appears simple and unobstructed and there is no likely risk of flooding (for example meter pits, valve chambers, stairwells).
One day Prices on application
Managing Confined Spaces
Aimed to give delegates an introduction to the skills and competencies necessary to categorise, assess and manage confined space operations. This course can be tailored to meet customer specifications.
1 day Prices on application
Medium Risk Confined Spaces
2 day course - for persons working in confined space environments where there is a medium risk that a specified hazard may be present. It will require the use of escape breathing apparatus and monitoring equipment.
Two days Prices on application
Overseeing work in confined space
1 day course - aimed at persons who may be involved in controlling the pre-entry procedures and entry into and out of the confined space, maintaining communications, and initiating and controlling emergency procedures. This unit is about the duties of a safety attendant (top-man/woman) and does not require entry into confined space.
One day Prices on application
Safe Entry into Confined Spaces (refresher)
1 day course - undertaken by those already having completed an initial course within 3 years to renew certification and competence.
1 day Prices on application