Confined Space Management Awareness (CSMA)
This course is for managers that are responsible for organising, planning and managing legislative and safety compliance for work in confined spaces. The manager may or may not supervise the actual job.
This course is designed to enable those attending to be aware and understand the legal requirements for managing confined space work in the UK.
The course will provide an overview of the hazards/specified risks that bring an area under the regulations and provide an overview of the main control measures, including training and rescue.
Course Details
| Duration | 1 day |
|---|---|
| Max Number of Delegates | 10 |
| Location | Sheffield Training Academy or your site |
| Certifcate | Eurosafe Certificate |
| Validity | 3 years |
| Important | Completion of this course does not make the learner competent to enter or work in a confined space |
Course Overview
Definition of a confined space
Specified risks
Legislation and Regulations
An understanding of ‘reasonably practicable’ when applied to confined space management.
Selection of personnel for entry, including contractors
Training requirements, including those for rescue teams
Alternative methods of carrying out confined space work
Control measures during confined space entry to include:
– Supervision
– Communication
– Atmosphere monitoring and oxygen depletion
– Safe working in confined spaces
– Plant, equipment, and PPE
– RescueDesk top planning exercises
Learn how to engage a competent person(s) to manage confined space work
Make managers aware of the need to identify confined space areas on their site and manage entries into them in line with the Regulations and Approved Code of Practice (ACOP)
Assessment for managing awareness
Knowledge test
Course Reviews
"Steve is very good at engaging us. He keeps it interesting. He also displays superlative knowledge of the content and the H&S discipline. Furthermore he has taken the time to read and understand all of Ibstock’s relevant H&S systems, procedures and forms in order to maximise the benefit and relevance to us."
- Tom B
"Very interesting learnt more than I already knew"
- Daniel D
"Identified areas for improvement within the business."
- Melanie J
"Definitely cleared up my confusion and lack of understanding about confined space classification and actions/procedures required"
- Niall H
