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OSHA Confined Space Supervisor Training
- In accordance with Federal OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA and 29 CFR 1910.146
- Targeted training for confined space entry supervisors
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Español - Covers hazard recognition, permit authorization, and entry approval
- Learn at your own pace using any PC, laptop, tablet, or smartphone
- Instantly download your course completion certificate after completing the course
- Available in SCORM-compliant, online streaming, virtual instructor-led, or in-person formats
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The comprehensive section on roles and responsibilities helped me understand my duties as a confined space supervisor. I feel prepared to lead confined space entries safely.
I used to find atmospheric testing confusing. This course made testing procedures, safety precautions, and equipment use easy to understand for me. Very well-structured training.
This confined space training covered everything a supervisor should know. Excellent training.
This course showed me how to evaluate confined spaces, identify hazards, and implement permit-required and alternate entry procedures in a comprehensive way. I highly recommend this training.
Course Facts
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Our Confined Space Supervisor Training course is designed to support the training of confined space supervisors working in construction or other industrial settings. As we know, confined spaces pose various life-threatening risks that must be addressed through informed supervision, planning, and strict adherence to OSHA regulations. In the absence of proper oversight and supervision, employees may be exposed to various hazards such as oxygen-deficient environments, toxic gases, engulfment risks, and other hazarodous conditions.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), between 2011 and 2018, 1,030 American employees lost their lives due to occupational injuries occurring in confined spaces. Other incidents often cited by OSHA further signify the accidents that occur in confined space operations.
To address these grave concerns, we have structured our Confined Space Supervisor Training course to equip individuals with supervisory responsibilities to fulfil the requirements of OSHA standards 29 CFR 1910.146 and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA. It is designed to build practical skills and confidence to supervise confined space work.
Why Choose our Confined Space Course for Supervisors?
- Focused on practical, role-specific responsibilities for entry supervisors.
- Delivered by subject matter experts with real-world experience in confined space safety.
- Includes up-to-date guidance on hazard control, permitting, and emergency coordination in line with regulatory requirements.
- Designed to enhance both knowledge and decision-making confidence in confined space oversight.
What You'll Learn
- Knowledge and competence necessary to recognize confined spaces, assess risks, authorize entry, administer control practices, and coordinate emergency response measures.
- Knowledge of how to oversee safe confined space operations.
- Regulatory requirements about confined spaces in the Construction Industry and the General Industry.
- How to safeguard the lives of personnel working under their supervision.
Who Should Enroll?
- Anyone who is designated as an Entry Supervisor on job sites where confined space entry takes place must take this training.
- It is valuable for persons responsible for authorizing entries, verifying permits, and ensuring safety procedures are followed in confined spaces.
- Safety officers, site managers, and project managers should also take this training.
Confined spaces in the construction industry and the general industry require careful evaluation, adherence to safety procedures, and compliance with OSHA Standards. This Confined Space Entry Supervisor Training is designed to give entry supervisors the knowledge they need for managing and authorizing permit-required confined space entries. Our course meets and exceeds the OSHA regulatory requirements under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA and 29 CFR 1910.146.
Course Objectives
- Define confined spaces and differentiate between permit-required and non-permit confined spaces.
- Recognize the key characteristics of confined spaces.
- Understand OSHA regulations for the construction industry and general industry applicable to confined spaces.
- Describe atmospheric hazards like toxic gases, flammable vapors, and low or high oxygen levels present in confined spaces.
- Recognize physical hazards and apply effective control measures to keep the work environment safe.
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a supervisor in confined space entry.
- Recognize the roles of entrants, attendants, and employers in confined spaces;
- Oversee atmospheric testing procedures to ensure safe entry.
- Verify proper selection and use of personal protective equipment and respiratory protection.
- Ensure proper use of safety and rescue equipment in confined spaces.
- Explain the importance of following safe hot work operations in confined spaces.
- Prepare for and supervise confined space rescue operations in line with OSHA standards.
Confined Space Entry Supervisor Training
This OSHA Confined Space Entry Supervisor Training consists of 15 lessons divided into 6 modules. Students are required to complete each lesson in the sequence listed below.
Introduction
Module 1: Overview of Confined Spaces
Essential groundwork is vital for understanding safety during excavation and trenching. Learners will be introduced to the basics of excavation and trenching, and the common hazards that make these activities among the most dangerous in construction. Participants will have a strong foundation to build upon in later lessons.
- Lesson 1: What is a Confined Space
- Explains what a confined space is;
- Covers two general categories of confined spaces;
- Discusses the characteristics of confined spaces;
- States the difference between permit-required and non-permit confined spaces; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 2: Regulatory Overview
- Focuses on which OSHA regulations apply to confined spaces;
- Explains the similarities and differences between Construction Industry and General Industry standards for confined spaces;
- Describes which OSHA standard applies to a specific work site; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 3: Confined Space Hazards
- Covers different types of hazards present in confined spaces;
- Defines atmospheric hazards and explains their types;
- Explores human response to toxic atmospheres;
- Explains the types of physical hazards in confined spaces; and
- Lesson Quiz.
Module 2: Roles and Responsibilities
This module covers the critical roles of individuals working in confined spaces. It explains the responsibilities of a supervisor to ensure safe entry in permit-required confined spaces. Roles of entrants, attendants, and employers are also discussed.
- Lesson 4: Supervisor’s Responsibilities
- Defines who is an entry supervisor;
- Explains the responsibilities of an entry supervisor;
- Explores how the supervisor conducts hazard evaluation;
- Covers the role of the supervisor in the permit system and atmospheric testing;
- Addresses the role of the supervisor in emergency response coordination; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 5: Other Confined Space Roles
- Explains the role of entrant and attendant in confined spaces;
- Covers the role of confined space employer;
- Discusses multi-employer citation policy;
- Outlines the types of citable employers;
- Examines confined space case study; and
- Lesson Quiz.
Module 3: Permit-Required Confined Spaces
Supervisors will learn the procedures for safe entry into confined spaces. They will understand how to put into place permit-required entry procedures, alternate procedures for particular situations, and create an overall confined space entry program.
- Lesson 6: Permit-Required Entry Procedures
- Describes what an entry permit is;
- Discovers the components of an entry permit;
- Explores how to use an entry permit; and
- Covers permit-required entry procedures.
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 7: Alternate Procedures for Permit Spaces
- Illustrates when to classify a permit space as a non-permit space;
- Covers identification of additional hazards in a non-permit space;
- Describes alternate procedures for permit spaces; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 8: Confined Spaces Program
- Explains permit-required confined space program;
- Covers the elements of a permit space program;
- Outlines the procedures for workers' safety;
- Describes the permitting process; and
- Lesson Quiz.
Module 4: Atmospheric Testing and Hazard Control
This module focuses on atmospheric testing and hazard controls. Participants will learn the purpose of atmospheric testing and ensure that confined spaces are properly assessed for hazards. How to apply hazard controls such as ventilation, isolation, and lockout/tagout is also explained.
- Lesson 9: Atmospheric Testing
- Describes atmospheric testing and its requirements;
- Talks about oxygen testing and key processes causing oxygen deficiency;
- Explains how to perform sampling for atmospheric testing;
- Covers the selection of a gas monitor and its calibration and maintenance;
- Clarifies when to perform atmospheric testing; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 10: Hazard Controls and Safety Precautions
- Outlines the hierarchy of controls;
- Covers different types of hazard control in confined spaces;
- Explains the importance of air quality testing;
- Discusses the processes of purging, inerting, and ventilation for confined spaces;
- Explores the process of isolation and different ways to accomplish it; and
- Lesson Quiz.
Module 5: Protective Equipment
Learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of selecting the appropriate PPE and respiratory protection for use in confined spaces. This module also explains the main types of safety equipment and fall protection gear that must be used in confined spaces.
- Lesson 11: Respiratory Protection
- Explains what air-purifying respirators and air-supplying respirators are;
- Covers fit testing and how to perform it;
- Describes what a user seal check is and its types;
- Explores the respirator maintenance program and its requirements;
- Talks about cleaning, storage, and inspection procedures for respirators; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 12: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Describes which personal protective equipment is required for confined spaces;
- Focuses on head protection, eye and face protection, and hearing protection;
- Covers hand and foot protection required for working in confined spaces;
- Discusses PPE Inspection Program; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 13: Safety Equipment
- Explains fall protection requirements for confined spaces;
- Covers the use of lanyards, tripods, and ladders in confined spaces;
- Emphasizes the need for safety barriers and GFCIs in confined spaces;
- Discusses the use of communication equipment in confined spaces; and
- Lesson Quiz.
Module 6: Hot Work and Rescue Procedures
This module explains how to safely undertake hot work in confined spaces, respond to confined space emergencies, and plan and manage rescue operations in line with OSHA standards.
- Lesson 14: Hot Work in Confined Spaces
- Explores OSHA and NFPA standards for hot work operations;
- Describes what a hot work permit is and its importance;
- Explains the purpose of a hot work permit;
- Discusses who issues a hot work permit;
- Covers essential elements of a hot work permit; and
- Lesson Quiz.
- Lesson 15: Rescue and Emergency Procedures
- Focuses on medical emergencies in confined spaces;
- Describes confined space rescue process and its types;
- Outlines the requirements for retrieval systems;
- Covers how to perform entry rescue; and
- Lesson Quiz.
Final Examination
Frequently Asked Questions
This OSHA Confined Spaces Entry Supervisor Training is significant because it:
- Ensures that entry supervisors understand the dangers of working in confined spaces and authorize safe entries.
- Reduces the risk of injuries and fatalities in confined spaces by adhering to OSHA regulations.
- Explains what to do during confined space emergencies.
- Gives information on how to put safety measures in place and ensure safe work practices.
- Supervisors and foremen who are responsible for overseeing confined space operations,
- Safety officers and compliance managers,
- Entry supervisors who authorize permits,
- Workers assigned to confined space entry or rescue teams, and/or
- Confined space Competent Persons
- Our training is aligned with current Federal OSHA regulations for confined spaces, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA and 29 CFR 1910.146.
- It covers a range of topics, including entry authorization, permit verification, and rescue procedures for supervisors.
- Experienced professionals with in-depth knowledge of confined spaces, their hazards, and prevention are part of the team that develops this course.
- Certificate of completion is provided upon successful completion, demonstrating compliance with OSHA supervisory training requirements.
- Available in flexible formats such as online, virtual instructor-led, and in-person training to suit your needs.
OSHA's confined space standards do not specify a specific timeline for training renewal or refresher training, unlike some other OSHA regulations. However, industry best practices suggest providing entry supervisors with Confined Space Training at least once every two years.
Additionally, OSHA Standards mandate employers to provide training to affected employees in the following situations.
- Before the employee begins work in a confined space.
- When there is a change in an employee’s responsibilities while working in a confined space.
- When a change in operations introduces a hazard not previously covered in an employee's confined space training course.
- If the employer has reason to believe that employees are not following entry procedures properly or that their understanding/use of the methods is inadequate.
OSHA mandates two annual actions related to confined spaces: (1) Employers must review the permit program each year, and (2) Rescue personnel must conduct practice rescues at least once annually.
This course meets and exceeds the compliance requirements outlined in OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA and 29 CFR 1910.146.
Certificate of Completion: Immediately after passing the final exam, you can download, save, or print your certificate in PDF format.
Validity: The course certificate is valid for two years.
Renewal: Entry Supervisors must renew or retake the course every two years to maintain compliance and stay up-to-date with current best practices.
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