Introduction To Confined Spaces In Construction

Overview & Objectives

The Introduction to Confined Spaces in Construction online safety course is a detailed review of confined spaces for attendants, entrants, supervisors, and managers where participants will learn about OSHA’s new Confined Spaces in Construction regulation (29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA) and all fundamental requirements therein. This course focuses on the basics for recognizing, evaluating, and controlling confined spaces. Participants will learn OSHA’s guidelines for confined spaces and confined space entry (CSE) program procedures that should be implemented by individual companies to ensure safety at the job site. Additionally, students will learn ways to prevent confined space injuries in the workplace.

Exceed Safety’s Introduction to Confined Spaces in Construction online safety course is designed specifically to explain the scope, definitions, requirements, processes and permits, training, duties of confined spaces personnel, rescue, and employee participation requirements. Throughout the course, students will go through case studies and interactive exercises designed to support student learning. Course topics include the following:

Introduction to confined spaces
Confined spaces in construction standards
Definition of industry terms including, but not limited to, confined spaces, barriers, early warning systems, permit required confined spaces, hazardous atmosphere, engulfment, or entrapment, lockout and tagout (LTO), and more
Confined spaces safe working practices
Permit-required confined space entry
CSE equipment
Duties of the CSE team
Rescue from confined spaces
Special considerations in regards to confined spaces

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Recognize requirements of the OSHA Confined Spaces in Construction Standard, 29 CFR 1926, Subpart AA
Identify hazards typical to confined spaces, how they are recognized and evaluated, and ways these hazards are controlled
Recognize components of the confined space permit process
Identify duties of individual confined space team members
Recognize the dangers of entry rescues and the preparations required for initiating a rescue
Recognize basic employer requirements for protecting workers from exposure to confined space entry hazards

Who Is This Course For?

The Introduction to Confined Spaces in Construction online safety course is primarily intended for employees that may of the opportunity to enter (authorized entrant), attend (attendant), or act as entry supervisors for work in confined spaces, including permit-required confined spaces.

The course provides online classroom type information surrounding OSHA construction requirements, confined space hazards, basic tools and techniques commonly used to recognize and evaluate hazards, and the fundamentals of confined spaces hazard control. Participants who will benefit from this course include those who work with tanks, silos, boilers, sewers, pipelines, ship’s holds, and trenches. Workers who will benefit from this course include:

Confined space entry supervisors
Confined space entrant workers
Confined space attendant workers

Features & Benefits

The Introduction to Confined Spaces in Construction online course prepares students by explaining the scope, definitions, requirements, processes and permits, training, duties of confined spaces personnel, rescue, and employee participation requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will:

Have a clear understanding of the requirements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces in Construction Standard
Have practical knowledge gained through case studies and interactive exercises

All students must complete the full course to receive CEU credits with a score of 100% at all knowledge checkpoints, as well as complete the course evaluation form at the end of the course. Once successfully completed, all participants will receive a course completion certificate showing the CEUs earned.

In Person Training

Our in-person training is taught by our most skilled and experienced instructors. Participants can expect to be engaged with the material being taught. We strive to make our in-person classes dynamic by incorporating meaningful activities that allow peer-to-peer discussion and collaboration, hands-on learning, and real-life examples. Because our instructors are so experienced, they can answer most questions quickly and in-depth. Some of our classes are available via Zoom (just call us for more information) and can be combined with virtual-blended learning.