Confined Space Entry and Escape Breathing Apparatus (CSBA)

Code
CSBA

Duration
1 day course

Benefits for the learner

• A better understanding of safety and the assessment of risk, and the avoidance of harm to you and those around you.
• Greater confidence to work in confined spaces.
• Greater confidence to identify and stop unsafe actions and knowledge of using confined space breathing apparatus equipment.

Benefits for the employer

• The avoidance of serious injury and major harm to employees and evidence towards competence of employees.
• Employees feel they can make a greater contribution to the workplace and that their employer has made an investment in their future.

What you’ll learn on this course

• To appreciate the risks associated with entering a confined space and relevant legislation.
• Awareness of the procedures for entering a confined space and the equipment and systems required to do so safely.
• Awareness of using escape set breathing apparatus, how confined space breathing equipment works and the checks you will complete to keep you safe (refer to our guidance about practical exercises and working with breathing apparatus).

What do I need to bring with Me?

• Learners should bring their own safety footwear, waterproof clothing, high visibility vest/clothing, hard hat and working gloves for the practical exercises.
• We have a selection of harnesses but please bring your own harness if you wish.
• Learners can bring with them any materials used by their own employer, copies of risk assessments or permits to work so that they can see how their materials fit in to the context of the training.