WORKING IN MEDIUM RISK

Confined Spaces – Water or Other Industry

Working in Medium Risk Confined Spaces – Water or other Industry

Note that there is now also a course which qualifies a worker as both an entrant and an entry controller for medium risk confined space work in a comprehensive 3 day course, details of which are here.

This 6160-02 entry course is still offered for those who will have the oversight of an entry controller for all confined space work. This 6160-02 course is a day shorter, and does not cover entry control considerations.

This course is for personnel with no existing confined space knowledge who are required to work in a medium risk confined space environment, OR those needing to recertify as Medium Risk entrant.

download the course data sheet on the data sheets page

Course Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student will have demonstrated their competence, knowledge and skills enabling them to meet the City & Guilds requirements to:
    Prepare to work safely in low & medium risk confined spaces (i.e. NC1-3 classifications)
    Enter and exit confined spaces safely
    Use equipment and tools safely
    Follow working procedures and work safely
    Deal with emergencies
    Understand the principles of working in low & medium risk confined spaces
    Understand standard protocols for working in low & medium risk confined spaces
Additionally, Outreach Rescue ensures the following subjects are covered on this course:
    Identification of Confined Spaces
    Atmospheric monitoring
    Emergency breathing apparatus
    Vertical entry equipment (winches, tripod, harness use, fall arrest devices)
The use of breathing apparatus is limited solely to escape sets, and does not include SCBA sets.

OTHER DETAILS

Entry Requirements

Aptitude for working in confined spaces

Fit for operational duties

Physical fitness for potentially strenuous training

Course Duration

2 days with 16 hours contact time

Assessment

Course content is assessed by a combination of direct observations of set tasks, question and answer, a short answer externally set exam and scenario based assessment. Individual feedback is provided.

Certification

This course can be certified by City & Guilds or by Outreach Rescue upon meeting the assessment criteria. For City & Guilds certification, there is an additional fee of £45, and printed certificates are provided. There is no additional fee for digital Outreach Certification, and results are recorded on the Outreach Rescue Database.

Certification is valid for 3 years.