Confined Spaces

Once participants have completed the Enter and work in confined spaces course, they will receive the nationally recognised unit of competency RIIWHS202E – Enter and work in confined spaces.

RIIWHS202E - Enter and work in confined spaces

This course will give you the skills and training to enable workers to enter and work in confined spaces safely and in accordance with relevant legislation, codes of practice, and site procedures.

COURSE OVERVIEW

This nationally recognised training is essential for personnel who are required to enter and work in confined spaces for maintenance, servicing of vessels, or other necessary tasks.
You will also learn to interpret and comply with confined space permits, understand their limitations, and perform the duties of a safety observer when required.

Confined spaces are commonly found in vats, tanks, pits, pipes, ducts, flues, chimneys, silos, containers, pressure vessels, underground sewers, wet or dry wells, shafts, trenches, tunnels, or other similar enclosed or partially enclosed structures. A space becomes a defined confined space if work carried out in it could generate harmful concentrations of airborne contaminants, or if it poses risks due to oxygen deficiency, engulfment, or restricted entry and exit.

The course includes both theoretical and practical components to ensure learners can confidently:

• Identify confined space hazards and implement risk control measures

• Prepare for confined space entry

• Enter and work safely within confined spaces

• Conduct gas testing where required

• Use safety equipment including harnesses and communication tools

• Monitor and support team members as a standby person

• Apply emergency procedures and exit safely

for maintenance, servicing of vessels or other necessary reasons. You will also learn skills to understand permits and their limitations for confined spaces as well as the observer role for permits requiring a safety observer.

TOPICS COVERED

This Confined Spaces Ticket course will teach you the skills to:
- Enter confined spaces safely
- Understand information relevant to the job
- Understand, access and apply hazard controls
- Understand risk assessment and risk control measures
- Understand a variety of work permits
- Types of tests required for the issue of work permits
- Emergency procedures

PRE-REQUISITES

• Proficiency in the English language is required. Participants will be asked to complete a brief literacy and numeracy assessment.

• A USI Number (Unique Student Identifier) Visit: www.usi.gov.au

• 100 Points of Identification

• Safety footwear

DURATION

1 full day

TRAINING & ASSESSMENT

Two (2) assessments will be conducted at the completion of training – Knowledge assessment and practical demonstration.

LICENCES & CERTIFICATION

This course is a Nationally Recognised Training and applicants deemed competent at the conclusion of the course will be provided with a RIIWHS202E – Enter and work in confined spaces Statement of Attainment issued by Intrain National Training Academy RTO 91759 and a wallet sized card.