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Confined Space - Plan and Prepare

What is a confined space?

Confined spaces present some of the most challenging environments for any health and safety professionals. From potentially toxic atmospheres, to physically hazardous conditions such as extreme temperatures, unstable materials, or the potential for falls, confined spaces often present unseen challenges. Creating and maintaining a safe jobsite with Confined Spaces depends on having correct, current information.

Confined Spaces are areas that are:
- Large enough for workers to enter and perform certain jobs AND
- Limited or restricted means for entry or exit AND
- Not designed for continuous occupancy (not necessarily designed for people)

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Confined Space Training

Training is a key aspect of ensuring confined space entrants, attendants, supervisors, and rescuers are aware of the hazards they may face in confined spaces, and receive the proper training to carry out their job safely. 3M can support employers in complying with training requirements through our series of instructor-led Confined Space courses.

Confined Spaces – Low Risk

Duration: 1 day

This course is aimed at people required to access confined spaces classified as low risk. The training covers the essential legislation, working practices and safety requirements for safe entry to a confined space where the risk assessment has classified the space as low risk. The course also focuses on working as a team and the responsibilities of each team member.
Confined Spaces – Medium Risk

Duration: 2 days

This course is aimed at people required to access confined spaces classified as low or medium risk. The training covers the essential legislation, working practices and safety requirements for safe entry to a confined space where the risk assessment has classified the space as low or medium risk, using compressed air escape breathing apparatus as part of the planned means of self-rescue. The course also focuses on working as a team and the responsibilities of each team member.
Confined Spaces – High Risk

Duration: 3 days

This course is aimed at people required to access confined spaces classified as high risk. These can be defined as confined spaces where there is a foreseeable risk from a significant hazard.

The training includes the use of respiratory protective equipment for access to confined spaces (positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus). The course covers the selection, use, inspection checks and management of working breathing apparatus, including duration calculations.
Full Course Catalogue

Please click here to see our full range of confined space training courses