CITB GET2372 Confined spaces in construction introduction
Overview
The purpose of this standard is to acquaint candidates with the principles of working safely in confined spaces and awareness of the legislation applying to confined spaces working.
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Duration
Minimum half a day 0800 – 1230 hrs
Purpose/scope
The purpose of this standard is to acquaint candidates with the principles of working safely in confined spaces and awareness of the legislation applying to confined spaces working.
The training will be useful for those that work near confined spaces, have to manage these operations, or are associated in some other way.
The scope of this standard covers:
- examples of confined spaces: tanks, vaults, manholes, tunnels, pipelines, storage bins and many more
- risks, hazards, controls, and PPE inherent in confined spaces
- risk classifications
- the importance of personal hygiene
- health and safety responsibilities of individuals, managers and employer
- the importance of reporting accidents, ill health and other incidents.
The purpose of this standard is to provide an awareness and does not train or certify a person to enter a confined space.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- operative and craft
- supervision
- management and leadership.
Candidate pre-requisites
Candidates should be a minimum 18 years of age
Delivery
Delivery will be 100% classroom based
All materials and equipment will be of a suitable quality and quantity for candidates to achieve learning outcomes, and will comply with relevant legislation.
The class size and candidate/instructor ratio will be a maximum of 1:12 allowing training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable candidates to achieve the learning outcomes.
This will be classroom based with all equipment displayed and explained but not used
This standard is considered to contain 51 per cent or more theoretical training.
Assessment
For the successful completion of training, candidates must complete an end of course knowledge test that measures the learning outcomes and has a pass or fail criteria.
Renewal/refresher
Recommended refreshment: Health & Safety Executive (HSE), other relevant codes of practice or industry card scheme criteria recommend that the candidate completes a refresher of his/her training, (i.e. to ensure their knowledge and/or skills are up to date) every 3 years.
