How do you handle confined space training?
Does everyone at your company get a confined space training, or are you only giving the training to employees that are involved with the confined space entry process? Also, are you conducting an annual training, or just doing an initial and refreshing as needed?
Looking to hear how other folks are running their CS training.
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Before becoming a consultant, I would always conduct awareness-level training during the new hire orientation so they were aware of the dangers, the signage we used at the facility, etc. We would then conduct training for all entry and rescue personnel prior to assignment and annually thereafter.
I conduct training once a year for crews that complete Confined space work and supervisors that supervise confined space work. All others are given awareness level training yearly to refresh what can and cant be done.
Training for employees involved in CS. Awareness training yearly and new hire orientation for all others. Which does lead to hey I need this by Tuesday so we can do work on Wednesday.
I conduct CS training every 12 months. This involves a mock rescue, hands on, a written exam and instruction. New hires not directly involved can attend the training but it’s recommended they work on the field for more than a year to participate in CS field activities.
Our firm specializes in CIPP sewer rehabilitation so all of our field staff receive training in confined space entry and rescue. We use our entry permit to educate the workers about each hazard they can typically expect, and how to control each one. We
provide examples and stories to go with each one, and include a practical exercise of setting up the system and performing a rescue. This all happens on day one. Then we conduct site assessments and recertifications in the field and refresher training every three years. The field competency certifications count as refreshers for us.
We train on confined spaces during new miner training and then annually during annual refresher training. Most importantly we brush up on the requirements before every entry. One thing we do is a permit for every entry. Doesn’t matter if we can bring it down to not permit required.
David, we have over 150 field personnel who get the confined space training and we deliver it ourselves. We consider the participants competent to act as entrants but not yet as attendants. For that we require they complete first aid/CPR training, and they must have enough practical experience to anticipate any potential hazard that may arise and how to safely control it.