Mainport Training

Industrial Training Throughout the UK and sub-Saharan Africa

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Rescue from confined spaces

Construction Safety

Courses for emergency response teams to deal with a variety of rescue situations in hostile environments.

This course will provide you with the basic skills, knowledge and information to safely enter a confined space, as part of a rescue team where the confined space has been risk assessed and classified as low, medium or high.

Participants will be able to safely enter a confined space as part of a dedicated rescue team to City & Guilds standard.

Pre Qualification Criteria

Must have attended and passed the Confined Spaces High Risk

  • Basic Training 3 Days/Refresher Training 1 Day
  • Relevant Legislation
  • Duties under the Regulations, preventing the need for entry
  • Risk Assessment and hazard identification
  • Atmospheric hazards and gases, Principles and use of gas detectors
  • Roles, responsibilities and top man / bottom man duties
  • Inspection and use of escape sets and working breathing apparatus
  • Pre use checks, correct donning & adjustment of harness
  • Inspection and applications of tripods, winches and fall arrest equipment
  • Prepare and use self contained breathing apparatus
  • Use rescue equipment safely
  • Follow procedures and work safely
  • Carrying out emergency rescue and recovery of casualties from a confined space
  • Use general knowledge for carrying out emergency rescue
  • Use water industry knowledge for carrying out emergency rescue
  • Prepare to work safely in confined spaces under emergency conditions
  • Enter and exit confined spaces safely
  • Prepare and use breathing apparatus in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications
  • Use rescue equipment safely and in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions
  • Deal with emergencies
  • Theory Test
  • Practical Assessment

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