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Confined Space (Competent Person) Online Training
Online Training Certificate Course
29 CFR 1910.146
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Confined space work requires a permit and several designated professionals. The focus of this confined space permit training is on the roles of the designated "competent person" and entry supervisor. It will present an overview of applicable regulations, including the methods and rules that competent entry supervisors must follow before, during, and after confined space work.
A confined space hinders the activities of employees who must enter, work in, and exit them. Working in confined spaces is dangerous and requires specialized confined space training.
Hazards in confined space environments may lead to suffocation, engulfment, and inability to be rescued. Many confined space fatalities involve both the worker and the would-be rescuer.
This course is in partnership with AdvanceOnline. AdvanceOnline and Compliance Training Online™ are divisions of the 360training™.
This course is for:
This confined space competent person course is designed for the legally bound competent person within a work site: an entry supervisor. There may be one or more supervisors at a worksite, and each of them must meet the confined spaces training requirements as defined in OSHA 1910.146.
This online certification course meets the safety training requirements set forth by OSHA for the competent person entry supervisor.
Case Study: Two workers, an entrant and an attendant, were doing maintenance on a manhole with three feet of processing wastewater at the bottom. Both employees had worked in this manhole before without ever testing or monitoring the atmosphere, but never for an extended period of time. The company had a list of safety rules, but many of these were not implemented. While working, the entrant suddenly lost consciousness and fell into the wastewater. When the attendant entered the manhole to attempt rescue, he also lost consciousness. They were both found submerged in the water 45 minutes later and were pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner determined the cause of death to be hydrogen sulfide inhalation. Follow-up testing found the hydrogen sulfide levels to be far above the acceptable limits.
Key Takeaway: A safety plan does no good if it is not implemented. This is one of the reasons a supervisor must check each safety provision thoroughly before signing an entry permit. If proper monitoring, ventilation, and PPE had been in place, two deaths could have been avoided.
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Governing Regulations
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, is charged with the enforcement of safety and health conditions of workers through the use of regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations. OSHA standards are published in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Part 1910 is reserved for general industry standards. This course covers 29 CFR 1910.146, "Permit-required confined spaces standard," as well as topics outlined in 1926.32(f), "Competent person."
What You'll Learn
Introduction to OSHA Confined Space Entry Competent Person/Supervisor Training Course
- Examples of Confined Spaces
- Key Terms
- Causes of Fatalities in Confined Spaces
- Hazardous Atmospheric Conditions
- Fatality Statistics — Training and Awareness
Overview of OSHA Regulations
- Safety Controls
- Before Work Begins in a Confined Space
- Permit Space Program
- Permit Space Program Requirements
- Atmospheric Testing
- Required Equipment
- Evaluation of Permit Space Conditions
- Attendants
- Additional Employer Duties
The Permit System
- Entry Permit
- Hot Work Permit
- Hot Work Safety Practices
- Alternate Procedures for Applicable Permit Spaces
- Reclassification of Confined Spaces
Duties
- Contractors
- Training
- Training Components
- Duties of Authorized Entrants
- Duties of Attendants
- Duties of Entry Supervisors
Rescue and Emergency Services
- Rescue Teams Composed of Employees
- Retrieval Systems for Non-Entry Rescue
- Exposure to a Hazardous Substance
- Employee Participation
Appendices to 29 CFR §1910.146
- Appendix A: Permit-Required Confined Space Decision Flow Chart
- Appendix B: Procedures for Atmospheric Testing
- Appendix C: Examples of Permit-Required Confined Space Programs
- Appendix D: Sample Permits
- Appendix E: Sewer System Entry
- Appendix F: Rescue Team or Rescue Service Evaluation Criteria
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Exam
Our online courses will take at least 2 hours to complete, including the final exam, unless a different timeframe is specified in the course details. The learner may log on and off as needed. When they log back in, the course will return to where they left off.
Unless otherwise indicated in the course details, learners have 60 days from the date of enrollment to complete the course. During this time, participants can log out and back in to return to where they left off in the course. The only exception is the final exam, which must be completed in a single sitting.
Learners who do not complete the course within 60 days will have their enrollment disabled and not be eligible for a refund. Please review our Terms & Conditions for details.
Employers are responsible for training new personnel whose work is regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146. The confined space competent person must complete training before being assigned to tasks that may expose them to confined space hazards.
To ensure compliance with OSHA confined space training standards, safety training must be conducted initially and whenever there is a change in operations or deviations from the procedures are observed. This confined space course meets these training requirements.
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