This online Confined Space Worker course is designed to help workers understand the hazards of confined spaces and their responsibilities when working in or around them.
This high risk confined space course builds essential awareness of working in confined environments and helps organisations meet their legal duty to provide appropriate confined space training.
What courses are there for working safely at heights and confined spaces?
Our (COSAC) working in confined spaces course is approved by IIRSM, CPD & IOSH and can be bundled with our working at heights online course. Delivered online and only taking 25 minutes to complete. Ideal for workers in construction, maintenance and other industries where working in confined spaces is part of their duties.
This course is suitable for workers in construction, maintenance, and related industries who may work in or around confined spaces during their day-to-day activities. It is particularly relevant for roles such as operatives, maintenance staff, and site workers who need a basic understanding of confined space risks.
This confined space worker online course helps learners understand the risks associated with confined spaces and how to work safely in these environments. It provides essential guidance on recognising hazards and following safe working procedures.
Delivered as flexible online learning, it allows candidates to complete training at their own pace while balancing work and personal commitments.
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This course is designed to be completed in approximately 25 minutes. It provides a focused learning session that builds essential awareness of confined space safety and best practice in line with industry requirements.
Does confined space training expire?
Generally, confined space training certification expires in 1-3 years dependant on your provider and governing body. However, it is considered good practice to regularly provide refresher training to workers on an annual basis where duties or workplaces have changed significantly since initial qualification.
This course is designed to reinforce essential learning and help candidates build confidence in recognising hazards and following safe systems of work when operating in or around confined spaces.
Yes. Under UK health and safety legislation, appropriate training and formal competence are a legal requirement for anyone who enters a confined space, supervises confined space work, or is involved in emergency or rescue operations. This ensures individuals understand the risks involved, follow safe systems of work, and are able to respond correctly in the event of an incident.
The Confined Space Worker awareness course is available for £20 + VAT. This awareness-level training provides essential online learning to help you understand confined space hazards, safe working practices, and key responsibilities before working in or around confined spaces.
Yes, confined space training is a legal requirement where the work involves entry, supervision, or rescue operations in confined spaces. Employers are required to ensure workers are provided with suitable and sufficient training to understand the risks and apply safe systems of work, helping to control the serious hazards associated with confined space environments.
Regulation 5 of the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 sets out key duties for employers and those responsible for confined space work. It states:
“No person at work shall enter or carry out work in a confined space unless there have been prepared in respect of that confined space suitable and sufficient arrangements for the rescue of persons in the event of an emergency, whether or not arising out of a specified risk.”
This requires employers to ensure that appropriate and sufficient emergency arrangements are in place before any work begins. These arrangements must cover foreseeable emergencies and include effective rescue procedures, such as self-rescue and on-site rescue provisions, as relying solely on external emergency services may not be adequate in confined space environments.
