8-Hour Permit-Required Confined Space

• Identifying and differentiating permit-required and non-permit confined space entry sites
• Understanding the roles and responsibilities of confined space work team members, including supervisors, entrants and attendants.
• Recognizing the hazards found in confined space situations, including airborne and physical hazards
• Proper use of gas monitoring equipment
• Safe ventilation practices for working in confined spaces
• Understanding basic emergency procedures and the role of rescue service personnel
• How and when to temporarily reclassify a permit-required site to non-permit status
• Use of OSHA’s alternate entry procedures

CEU Credits: 0.8

To earn a certificate of completion and a permanent card, student must do the following:

• 100% attendance for confined space course: 8 hours of instruction time
• Completion of Continuing Education and Training Registration Form
• Active participation in all class exercises (determined by course instructor)
• Completion of required pre-and post-quiz assessment
• As applicable, achievement of a minimum passing score on the examination of end-of-course needed
• Participation and submittal of end-of-course evaluation form (must provide name on form to receive credit)
• Make-up time is not allowed. Students who miss time from any individual session must reschedule and attend the full training course.

A plethora of methods will be used, such as auditory, visual and kinesthetic methods to ensure learning. This includes the program’s PowerPoint, related lectures, testing/quizzing, hands-on activities, and classroom discussions. More specifically, the class will include videos and demonstration of equipment used in confined spaces such as personal fall arrest systems used on construction sites.