OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training
- In accordance with Federal OSHA Regulations 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA
- Study anytime, anywhere, on any device
- Flexible, self-paced mobile learning module
- Access your completion certificate the moment you finish
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OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training is designed for individuals who work in and around confined spaces, including authorized entrants, safety attendants, entry supervisors, and emergency response personnel in compliance with OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA.
Construction workers often perform tasks in confined spaces, such as manholes, crawl spaces, and tanks. Personnel working in confined spaces often face life-threatening hazards including toxic substances, electrocution, explosions, and asphyxiation. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 1,030 workers died from occupational injuries involving a confined space between 2011 to 2018. Such statics showcase the importance of understanding the hazards that exist in confined spaces.
This OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training will train workers to recognize a confined space, accurately assess the inherent hazards in these spaces, develop and implement a Confined Space Program for entry into such spaces, and develop well-defined emergency rescue plans.
OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA, requires that employers adequately train employees to ensure they possess the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to operate safely in a potentially hazardous environment.
The core objective of the OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course is to familiarize workers with the pertinent elements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA. This OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training will train construction workers to recognize confined spaces on their worksites, understand the inherent hazards associated with working in and around confined spaces, and the work practices and emergency procedures that must be implemented to operate safely in a potentially hazardous environment.
Course Objectives
After completion of the OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course, the learner will be able to:
- Understand OSHA regulations pertaining to confined spaces in the construction industry;
- List the three criteria OSHA uses to define a “confined space”;
- Identify the four conditions, which if present, may result in a confined space being classified as a “permit-required confined space”;
- Discuss OSHA requirements for a Permit-Required Confined Space Program;
- Discuss the various atmospheric and physical hazards commonly found in confined spaces and the methods used to control and isolate these hazards;
- Explain the conditions under which a permit space might be re-classified as a non-permit space;
- Explain the conditions under which an employer may use alternate procedures for entry into a permit space; and
- Understand the requirements for non-entry and entry rescues from a confined space.
The OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training Syllabus
This OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course consists of 6 lessons. Students are required to take each lesson in sequential order as listed below.
Introduction
Lesson 1: What is a Confined Space?
This lesson will summarize the general requirements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry and describe the three criteria OSHA uses to define a “confined space”. The lesson will also explain the four conditions, which if present, may result in the confined space being classified as a “permit-required confined space” and guide on understanding the roles and responsibilities of various categories of confined spaces personnel.
Lesson 2: Confined Space Hazards
This lesson will focus on the inherent dangers such as flammable, toxic, or oxygen-deficient atmospheres, as well as physical hazards such as engulfment, extreme temperatures, or falling objects that can pose health and safety risks for personnel working in and around confined spaces. The lesson will define the two general categories of hazards found in confined spaces, discuss the different atmospheric conditions in a confined space that may be considered hazardous, and explain engulfment and other physical hazards that may be encountered by workers in confined spaces.
Lesson 3: Regulatory Requirements
This lesson will review the general requirements of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry with a focus on explaining the conditions under which a permit space might be re-classified as a non-permit space, the conditions under which an employer may use alternate procedures for entry into a permit space, and the alternate procedure requirements for ventilation, and entry and exit from a permit-required confined space.
Lesson 4: Confined Spaces Program
This lesson will focus on the pertinent elements of a Permit-Required Confined Space Program and the entry permits that allow and control entry into a permit space. The type of information that must be included on an entry permit will be summarized, and the conditions under which entry permits are canceled or suspended will be explained. The lesson will conclude with understanding the training requirements for personnel engaged in permit space operations.
Lesson 5: Hazard Controls and Safety Precautions
This lesson will discuss the Hierarchy of Controls and its applicability within confined spaces, explain the significance of air quality testing in terms of protecting workers from atmospheric hazards in confined spaces, guide on the understanding of the process of purging and ventilation of confined spaces, and list the different methods for isolating sources of energy in a permit-required confined space before work activities begin.
Lesson 6: Rescue and Emergency Procedures
This lesson discusses the most common types of medical emergencies that can occur in confined spaces, lists the three types of rescues that can be performed in a confined space, summarizes the requirements for retrieval systems used in non-entry rescues within a confined space, and provides guidance to identify the pertinent requirements for the use of on-site and off-site rescue teams.
Final Examination
Frequently Asked Questions
- Be large enough and so configured that an employee can fully enter it;
- Have limited or restricted means of entry and exit; and
- Not be designed for continuous occupancy.
Working in confined spaces is considered a dangerous job which is carried out every day by thousands of workers. When employees work in confined spaces, they must understand what a confined space is and be knowledgeable about the various hazards that they may encounter while working in such spaces. Upon completion of this OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training, employees will be able to effectively recognize confined spaces on their worksites and understand the best practices to minimize inherent risks and increase worker safety.
OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA, requires that employers adequately train employees to ensure they possess the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to operate safely in a potentially hazardous environment.
- Electrical technicians,
- Electricians,
- Insulators,
- Maintenance personnel,
- Civil engineers,
- HVAC technicians,
- Medical and emergency personnel,
- Firefighters,
- Welders,
- Pipeline workers,
- Building supervisors,
- Tank inspectors,
- Personnel working in oil fields,
- Site supervisors,
- Utility supervisors, and
- Vacuum truck/tank operators.
Employees must take this OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course when:
- First assigned duties that fall within the scope of OSHA’s Confined Spaces Standard for the Construction Industry, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA.
- Before starting work in an area designated as a confined space.
- When there are any changes to assigned duties.
- Whenever there is a change in procedures on the worksite resulting in a new hazard that an employee is not aware of and trained on.
Federal OSHA recommends that employers provide initial training to each employee working in confined spaces before they enter the area designated as a confined space. To ensure the continued safety of workers at the workplace, Federal OSHA recommends employees receive refresher training as needed.
Taking this OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training annually as a refresher training to recall the dangers of working in confined spaces and the precautions that must be taken to protect health and safety is a good workplace safety practice.
This same OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course can be used for re-training/refresher training purposes.
Please Note: OSHA does not specify how often someone needs to attend this training. Therefore, refresher training is at the employer’s discretion and may be required if there are regulatory changes.
Once you pass the final examination of the OSHA Confined Space Awareness Training course, you will immediately be able to download and print your course completion certificate in PDF format.
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