Confined and restricted spaces can expose workers to serious health and safety risks. Recognizing these spaces on the worksite and understanding the hazards associated with them is essential for preventing incidents. This Confined and Restricted Space Awareness course provides workers with the foundational knowledge needed to identify confined and restricted spaces, assess conditions, and apply safe work practices.

Learners review hazard assessment, monitoring, elimination, and control methods, along with the responsibilities of employers, workers, and monitors in maintaining a safe environment. The course also explains communication systems, permit requirements, emergency plans, and the PPE necessary for working in and around confined or restricted spaces. This training helps ensure workers are prepared to evaluate risks and follow safe procedures.

Confined and restricted spaces often involve limited entry and exit, poor ventilation, or dangerous atmospheres. Understanding the hazards, regulatory responsibilities, entry procedures, and emergency protocols is essential to keeping workers safe. This course provides an overview of how to assess and control risks and comply with workplace safety expectations.

Definitions of Confined and Restricted Spaces

• Understand the characteristics of confined and restricted spaces
• Learn how to identify these spaces in various work environments

Common Confined and Restricted Space Hazards

• Review atmospheric, physical, and operational hazards
• Understand how these hazards develop and how to anticipate risks

Procedures for Assessment, Testing, Elimination, and Control of Hazards

• Learn how to assess hazards and conduct atmospheric testing
• Review methods for eliminating and controlling hazards

PPE Requirements for Confined Space Entry

• Identify required PPE and understand proper use and limitations

Permits, Logs, Communication Systems, and Emergency Response Plans

• Understand permit and documentation requirements
• Review communication, monitoring, and emergency planning elements

Employer, Worker, and Monitor Responsibilities

• Learn the roles involved in confined and restricted space entry
• Understand shared responsibility for maintaining a safe workspace

This online confined and restricted space awareness course takes approximately 60 minutes to complete. It is compatible with most devices and web browsers, though Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.

A minimum score of 70% is required to pass the course. Learners may take the course up to three times to achieve the required mark.

A digital certificate of completion will be available for download and printing once the course has been successfully completed.