Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry

Day 1

Introduction, Definitions & Risk Assessment

• Introduction

• Definitions - OSHA Terminology

• Risk Assessment

• Reading PIDs

• Work Permit Systems

• Contractors

Day 2

Occupational Health Hazards in Confined Spaces

• Occupational Health Hazards

  • Chemical substances Hazards

  • Physical Hazards

• H2S and Pyrophoric iron

• Washing and Changing Facilities

• Contaminated Areas and Control

Day 3

Atmospheric Testing, Cleaning and Emergency Arrangements

• Atmosphere Testing

• Cleaning of Confined spaces prior to entry

• Gas freeing of Tanks, Vessels - Use and hazards of Steam water inert gas and chemicals

• Isolation - Positive Isolation, Lockout / Tag Out, Maintaining Isolation

• Personnel Training and Duties

• Rescue Arrangements

Day 4

PPE, Common Tasks and Maintaining Safety

• PPE Requirements

• Entry with Breathing Apparatus / Entry without Breathing Apparatus

• Ventilation & Lighting

• Common Maintenance task and problems in confined spaces – Furnaces, Vessels, Tanks

• Check Lists

• Boxing Up, Hand Over and De-Isolation

Day 5

Table Top Exercise

A desktop syndicate exercise to plan an entry into a confined space. The syndicates will be given a PID and written details of the process. They will be required to program the steps and precautions for entry and cleaning prior to maintenance, and the precautions for the maintenance tasks to be undertaken – de-pressure, initial isolation, gas freeing and precautions, final positive isolation and isolation positioning, cordoning off the area, PPE required etc.

• Presentation and discussion by the syndicate groups

• Course Evaluation

• Summary