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Confined Space Entry and Rescue

Confined spaces kill entrants and then kill the people who go in after them, which is why rescue arrangements must exist before the first entry rather than be improvised during one. This course covers both entry and rescue. Delegates work through identifying and classifying a confined space, the atmospheric and physical hazards present, and gas testing including instrument use, calibration and the sequence of tests. Ventilation, isolation and cleaning are covered as the controls that make entry possible. Entry procedure, the attendant's role and communication follow. Rescue planning is treated in full, including non entry retrieval and why unplanned rescue attempts account for so many fatalities.

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Course objectives

  • Identify and classify a confined space
  • Recognise the atmospheric and physical hazards present
  • Test the atmosphere correctly and maintain the instrument
  • Apply ventilation, isolation and cleaning as entry controls
  • Run an entry including the attendant's role and communication
  • Plan rescue before entry, including non entry retrieval
  • Explain why unplanned rescue attempts cause additional deaths

Who should attend

  • Entrants, attendants and entry supervisors
  • Maintenance and cleaning teams
  • Safety officers and emergency responders
  • Supervisors authorising confined space work
  • Contractors entering client confined spaces

Course outline

  1. 01Why rescuers become casualties
  2. 02Identifying and classifying a confined space
  3. 03Atmospheric and physical hazards
  4. 04Gas testing, instruments and calibration
  5. 05Ventilation, isolation and cleaning
  6. 06Entry procedure and the attendant
  7. 07Communication and monitoring during entry
  8. 08Rescue planning and non entry retrieval

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Confined Space Entry and Rescue
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
28 to 30 September 2026Kampala, UgandaClassroomUSD 995 per delegateRegister Now
4 to 6 November 2026Nairobi, KenyaClassroomUSD 995 per delegateRegister Now
25 to 27 November 2026OnlineOnlineR6,500 per delegateRegister Now
14 to 16 December 2026Casablanca, MoroccoClassroomUSD 995 per delegateRegister Now
1 to 3 March 2027Pretoria, South AfricaClassroomR14,950 per delegateRegister Now
10 to 12 March 2027Johannesburg, South AfricaClassroomR14,950 per delegateRegister Now

Confined Space Entry and Rescue

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