
Heavy Equipment & Occupational Safety Training

CONFINED SPACE BASIC RESCUE

This course is intended for workers who may have to enter and perform a confined space rescue at their workplaces. It provides all the information they need to learn to safely enter and work with confined spaces and possibly rescue a co-worker from a confined space.
Course Description
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The course includes a review of confined space legislation and best practices for confined space rescue, an overview of confined space rescue equipment, concepts to consider when planning for confined space rescue, and confined space rescue techniques.
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confined space basic rescue program for your workplace will describe what needs to be done before rescuers can safely enter and attempt rescue from a confined space.
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At the end of this course the end-user should be familiar with the basic concepts, hazards, hazard control processes and safe work procedures associated with rescuing a co-worker from a confined space.
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End-users should not assume this material alone constitutes complete training. It is expected that a workplace will apply this information as they create their own company specific Confined Space Rescue program as part of their company’s larger Health & Safety Management System. Due to the different policies and procedures and equipment utilized on different work sites certain statements in this program may not apply.
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Course Contents
The course includes all requirements of Northwest Territories and Nunavut Safety Act and Regulations pertaining to work in confined spaces.
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Preparing for work in a confined space
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Atmospheres in confined space
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Attendant/Standby personnel
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Rescue Planning
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Rescue equipment
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Psychology of a rescue
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Preparing for a rescue
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Rescue techniques​
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Course Duration
In-Class Training – Full Day
Online Theory – 3.5 hours (approximately)
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Course Completion
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The quizzes at the end of each chapter are intended and designed to strengthen your understanding of its contents. A passing mark of 80% is required and you have two retries of each quiz to achieve this. Upon successful completion of this course, a unique digital certificate, valid for three years, will be available to download and print.
