CONFINED SPACE TRAINING

NFPA AND INDUSTRY

Do you enter into Confined Spaces?

Are you aware of the hazards that exist with confined spaces?

Are you aware that confined spaces could have little or no oxygen? Or have explosive gasses inside? Or have other toxic chemicals inside? Or they may be absolutely fine.

Statistics show that 6 of 10 would be rescuers in confined space emergencies become victims themselves. How can you mitigate these risks?

Primarily by documentation and training.

Ronin Instructors not only teach confined space awareness, gas monitoring, supervisor and rescue courses; they are required to work on our job sites as confined space rescue team leaders, confined space attendants, conduct atmospheric monitoring and act as confined space responsible supervisors. The experience they gain on active sites allows them to ensure our students are receiving relevant information.

Our instructors work with local regulatory bodies to ensure they have the most up to date information on the legal requirements you will require to work in confined spaces safely. With our instructors backgrounds in adult education techniques, professional rescue and real world experience, students will learn what they need to know about confined spaces in a logical, easily understood manner.

Principles of Confined Space (Confined Space Awareness)

EOCP -0.7 CEU’s

Course Duration: Instructed in English – 1 day;
Instructed in translation – 2 days
Course Format: Classroom and practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Prerequisites: Nil

This course is intended for any personnel that will be entering, working in, providing standby for or monitoring confined spaces. Real case scenarios are examined. This program meets the training requirements that allow workers to enter and work in confined spaces as required by applicable provincial/state or international regulations. This training includes not only the applicable regulations, but also air monitoring and scenario based evolutions based on the company’s procedures. The course consists of both a classroom lecture in confined spaces and practical scenarios in entry procedures. At the end of this highly interactive training, participants will be able to:

Define a confined space
Identify types of confined spaces
Explain the different hazard types found in spaces
Mitigate hazards and perform control techniques
Understand applicable provincial/state or international regulations
Utilize personal protective equipment
Understand the major causes of fatalities/accidents
Understand the elements of a confined space entry program
Comprehend basic atmospheric monitoring concepts
Understand entry and safe work procedures
Understand entry permits

Confined Space Training for Supervisors

Course Duration: Instructed in English – 1/2 day;
Instructed in translation – 1 day
Course Format: Classroom and practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Prerequisites: Principles of Confined Space or equivalent

This course is intended for any personnel that will be managing a work site that contains confined spaces and/or a worksite where employees enter confined spaces. Real case scenarios are examined. This program meets the training requirements for supervisors of sites that contain confined spaces as required by applicable regulations. This training includes not only the applicable regulations, but also a more comprehensive air monitoring theory and practical training session as well as scenario based evolutions based on the company’s procedures. At the end of this highly interactive training, participants will be able to:

Understand applicable laws governing supervision duties
Understand the responsibilities of the employer, employee and supervisor for confined space safety
Understand the governing bodies and regulations regarding confined spaces
Understand the expectations and training requirements employees entering confined
spaces require
Show a working knowledge of major causes of fatalities/accidents
Comprehend the requirements of a confined space entry program
Perform atmospheric monitoring and understand toxicology
Know when, where and why confined space documentation is required
Keep the required records

Confined Space Rescue Training for Industry – Non IDLH

EOCP -1.6 CEU’s

Course Duration: Instructed in English – 2 days;
Instructed in translation – 4 days
Course Format: Classroom and practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Prerequisites: Principles of Confined Space or equivalent

This course is intended for individuals that will be employed as rescue persons in a confined space capacity, but not in an IDLH environment. Personnel are trained in not only the hazards and entry requirements of confined spaces, but also some* of the required rescue competencies as outlined in NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1670. The competencies include but are not limited to, ropes and knots, hazard recognition and appropriate control measures, patient packaging, atmospheric monitoring and toxicology. The course concludes with practical scenarios of varying difficulty in multiple types of confined spaces. *Industry training is more specific to the work and spaces personnel may be exposed to, rather than following specific NFPA Job Performance Requirements.

At the end of this highly interactive training, participants will be able to:

Identify types and classes of confined spaces
Comprehend regulations in regards to confined space rescue
Utilize hazard recognition and mitigation techniques
Perform basic emergency scene management
Understand and utilize confined space documentation
Choose appropriate ventilation types and techniques
Choose and operate personal protective equipment
Understand toxicology in relation to monitoring
Use atmospheric monitoring equipment
Understand team positions and responsibilities
Rig rescue systems for confined spaces
Understand tripod rigging and use
Build simple and compound mechanical advantage systems
Utilize rescue ropes and tie applicable knots
Package a patient in an appropriate device

Confined Space Rescue Training for Industry (IDLH)

Course Duration: Instructed in English – 4 days;
Instructed in translation – 8 days
Course Format: Classroom and practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Prerequisites: Principles of Confined Space or equivalent

This course is intended for individuals that will be employed as rescue persons for confined space entries, in an immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) environment. Personnel are trained in recognizing hazards and the entry requirements of confined spaces, as well as some of the required rescue competencies as outlined in NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1670. These include but are not limited to, ropes and knots, hazard recognition and appropriate control measures, patient packaging, atmospheric monitoring and toxicology. The course concludes with practical scenarios of varying difficulty in multiple types of confined spaces. *Industry training is more specific to the work and spaces personnel may be exposed to, rather than following specific NFPA Job Performance Requirements.

At the end of this highly interactive training, participants will be able to:

Identify types and classes of confined spaces
Understand local safe work regulations in regards to confined spaces
Utilize hazard recognition and mitigation techniques
Utilize the incident command system and basic emergency scene management
Choose appropriate ventilation types and techniques
Choose and operate personal protective equipment
Use atmospheric monitoring equipment
Understand team positions and responsibilities
Use supplied air respirators and/or self contained breathing apparatus
Rig rescue systems for confined spaces
Understand tripod rigging and use
Build simple and compound mechanical advantage systems
Utilize rescue ropes and tie applicable knots
Package a patient in an appropriate device

NFPA Combo Confined Space and Rope Rescue Awareness & Operations

Course Duration: Instructed in English – 6 days;
Instructed in translation – 12 days
Course Format: Classroom and practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Prerequisites: None

Our 6-day Combination Confined Space/Rope Rescue Awareness & Operations course is a condensed program that takes advantage of the fact that many skills crossover between both disciplines (e.g. creating a mechanical advantage pulley system). Successful participants will gain the knowledge and skills to be an Operations level rescuer as outlined in NFPA 1006, Chapters 5 & 7. Building on the Basic Rescuer foundation skills, participants will be challenged to approach technical scenarios in a High Angle environment, and will be introduced to rescue in a Confined Space environment. The course includes theory in a classroom environment, but focuses on a hands-on approach to learning new equipment and refining techniques. Successful participants will be given two certificates: Confined Space Rescue, Awareness & Operations and Rope Rescue, Awareness & Operations.

Skills taught include:

Define a confined space
Identify types of confined spaces
Explain the different hazard types found in spaces
Mitigate hazards and perform control techniques
Utilize personal protective equipment
Comprehend basic atmospheric monitoring concepts
Direct a team in the operation of simple and compound rope mechanical advantage system
Direct a lowering/raising operations in high-angle and confined space environments
Construct a multiple-point anchor system
Construct a compound rope mechanical advantage system
Ascend/Descend a fixed rope in a high-angle environment
Tie and use knots, bends, and hitches
Perform a slope rescue with a patient in a litter

NFPA Confined Space Rescue Technician Training

Course Duration: Instructed in English – 5 days;
Instructed in translation – 10 days
Course Format: Classroom and practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Prerequisites: Principles of Confined Space and NFPA 1006 Rope Rescue Operations

This course is intended for individuals that will be employed as rescue persons in a confined space capacity. Personnel are trained in not only the hazards and entry requirements of confined spaces, but will also acquire the skills and knowledge to safely and effectively coordinate, perform, and supervise a technical confined space rescue incident. The student will acquire skills and knowledge of ropes and knots, respiratory and communication systems, hazard recognition and appropriate control measures, patient packaging, atmospheric monitoring, advanced concepts in incident command, rescue strategies and tactics, rope based rescue systems, site management, team leadership, equipment and resource management, information gathering and utilization, advanced rescue techniques, technical rescue pre-planning and rescue scene management and toxicology. This program meets the training requirements for basic and general entry operations as determined by most state/provincial regulatory bodies and National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 1006 Confined Space Rescue Technician Level. At the end of this highly interactive training, participants will be able to:

Identify types and classes of confined spaces
Understand local safe work regulations in regards to confined spaces
Utilize hazard recognition and mitigation techniques
Utilize the incident command system and basic emergency scene management
Choose appropriate ventilation types and techniques
Choose and operate personal protective equipment
Use atmospheric monitoring equipment
Understand team positions and responsibilities
Use supplied air respirators and/or self contained breathing apparatus
Rig rescue systems for confined spaces
Understand tripod rigging and use
Build simple and compound mechanical advantage systems
Utilize rescue ropes and tie applicable knots
Package a patient
Perform emergency decontamination