City & Guilds 6160-01: Level 2 Award in Working in Low Risk Confined Spaces

The aim of this unit is to reflect the national occupational standard for a low risk related confined space environment. This unit covers both water and non-water industry areas.

Water: this may include working with potable water, sewage treatment processes, drain and sewer cleaning operations or where the operative is working in or near water or where a confined space is subject to surface water flooding.

Non-water: this may include pharmaceutical, petrochemical, asbestos removal, vehicle manufacture and servicing, aeronautical, construction, communications, power, utilities, gas, electrical and mechanical engineering and some elements of work operations in mines, quarries and tunnelling.

Topics:

1. Prepare to work safely in low risk confined spaces including checking equipment, authorisation & health & safety information, communications, maintaining a safety zone, carry out a Point of Work Risk Assessment & monitoring equipment.
2. Entering & exiting a low risk confined space safely including the use of the monitoring equipment, checking access equipment, carrying out a safety inspection, following procedures, resolving exit/entry problems & identifying unsafe activity.
3. Use equipment & tools safely including checking of equipment & tools, PPE and after use checks.
4. Follow working procedures and work safely including suitable communication methods, function checks, safe working procedures, correct PPE, demonstrate vigilance in risks and hazards & completing documentation & reports correctly.
5. Deal with emergencies including emergency exit procedures, post use checks & recording and reporting emergency incidents.
6. Understand the principals of working in low risk confined spaces including health & safety, environmental legislation, and regulations & guidance, identifying places that could become confined in the presence of a hazard, hazards that can produce a confined space, exposure limits, limitations of monitoring equipment, identifying emergency situations and the causes and injuries.
7. Understand standard protocols for working in low risk confined spaces including confined space classifications, point of work risk assessments, procedures & methods of working in confined spaces, reducing risks, resolving problems, communication methods, equipment checks & emergency reporting systems.

• Candidates should bring their own safety footwear, Cotton or Waterproof Overalls, hard hat and working gloves for the practical exercises.
• Any person attending this course should be physically and mentally fit to withstand the rigours of training.
• Candidates should be able to read, write and understand English as all documentation, presentations and examination paperwork will be in English only.

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