Working in Confined Spaces Online Course

Working in a confined space carries serious risks to health and safety. This course is especially valuable for anyone working in construction, installation or maintenance, manufacturing, facilities management, or any role that involves repair work or handling hazardous materials in poorly ventilated areas.

You’ll gain knowledge on the legal requirements set out in the Confined Space Regulations 1997, what your responsibilities are as an employee, and the legal requirements of employers. Plus, you’ll be able to put appropriate control measures in place, work safely and respond quickly when incidents occur.

This 30-minute online course is IOSH & CPD Approved and has been written by health and safety experts in accordance with UK legislation.

By the end of this 30-minute online course, you’ll understand:

• What is a confined space?
• How work activities can create confined spaces
• The risks of working in a confined space
• The legal requirements of employers regarding confined spaces
• Employee responsibilities and duties
• How to carry out risk assessments for confined spaces
• How to implement adequate control measures
• What to do in an emergency

This e-learning course covers the following topics:

• Introduction to working in confined spaces
• Definitions and examples of confined spaces
• The health and safety risks associated with confined spaces
• The Health and Safety at Work (HSW), etc. Act 1974
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1999
• The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
• When the regulations apply, and when they don’t
• Control measures
• Safe systems of work
• Safe equipment for confined spaces
• Substances and confined spaces
• Supervision and monitoring of confined spaces
• Communication
• Cleaning and ventilation
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Emergency procedures

At the end of this course, you’ll take a multiple-choice test of 20 questions. It’s marked automatically, and your certificate will be issued straight away. If you don’t pass first time, don't worry, you’re welcome to re-take the test as many times as you need to at no extra cost.