Health, Safety & Security

Training Course: Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry


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HE7010

23 - 27 Mar 2025

Cairo (Egypt)

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost : 3575 € Euro

Introduction

The hazards of confined spaces are not new yet every year fatalities and injuries occur among workers who, during the course of their jobs, are required to enter confined spaces. Entry into confined spaces may be for maintenance, repair or statutory inspections. Accidents occur because of the inherent hazards or the induced hazards of wrong decisions. Personnel may have been insufficiently trained or have had their awareness blunted by experience.

The course encompasses the hazards, the stringent precautions, and the safe systems of work necessary as well as their practical application. The final day is devoted in bringing together all this knowledge in a table top exercise.

This would include:

  • The OSHA 1910.146 standard for permit-required confined spaces
  • The HSE Standard on confined space entry
  • The inherent hazards of confined spaces
  • Personnel training
  • The required precautions necessary prior to and during entry

Course Objectives of Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry

  • Become familiar with OSHA 1910.146 and Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 Approved Code of Practice, HSE
  • Become familiar with the hazards of a confined space
  • To take all the necessary precautions before entering
  • Be able to maintain the confined space as a safe place to work
  • Familiarise the delegates with different methods of cleaning and isolation

This would include:

  • Safety Personnel
  • Planning Engineers
  • Entry Supervisors
  • Authorized Entrants

Course Process of Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry

The programme is presented with slides and interactive videos that all require active participation. Several case studies, with accompanying videos, are presented. On the last day of the seminar the delegates undertake a desktop exercise in planning an entry into a confined space.

Course Benefits of Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry

The participants will attain an understanding of:

  • The risks of confined spaces
  • A safe system of work for confined spaces
  • The health hazards involved
  • Common confined spaces tasks and precautions
  • The training necessary for all involved in confined space entry

Course Results of Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry

The Participants will bring back into their company the capability of:

  • Efficient planning for confined space entry
  • Time optimisation in confined space entry work
  • Confidence that the company is following best practices
  • Confidence of personnel that all safety measures are being taken
  • Elimination of accidents in confined spaces

Core Competencies of Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry

  • Understanding the regulations used by OSHA and the HSE
  • Isolation procedure
  • Gas Freeing
  • Atmospheric Testing
  • Emergency arrangements and assessing the risks
  • The occupational health hazards of a confined space
  • Permit to Work system

Course Outlines of Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry

Day One

Introduction, Definitions & Risk Assessment

  • Introduction
  • Definitions - OSHA Terminology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Reading PIDs
  • Work Permit Systems
  • Contractors

Day Two

Occupational Health Hazards in Confined Spaces

  • Occupational Health Hazards
    • Chemical substances Hazards
    • Physical Hazards
  • H2S and Pyrophoric iron
  • Washing and Changing Facilities
  • Contaminated Areas and Control

Day Three

Atmospheric Testing, Cleaning and Emergency Arrangements

  • Atmosphere Testing
  • Cleaning of Confined spaces prior to entry
  • Gas freeing of Tanks, Vessels - Use and hazards of Steam water inert gas and chemicals
  • Isolation - Positive Isolation, Lockout / Tag Out, Maintaining Isolation
  • Personnel Training and Duties
  • Rescue Arrangements

Day Four

PPE, Common Tasks and Maintaining Safety

  • PPE Requirements
  • Entry with Breathing Apparatus / Entry without Breathing Apparatus
  • Ventilation & Lighting
  • Common Maintenance task and problems in confined spaces – Furnaces, Vessels, Tanks
  • Check Lists
  • Boxing Up, Hand Over and De-Isolation

Day Five

Table Top Exercise

A desktop syndicate exercise to plan an entry into a confined space. The syndicates will be given a PID and written details of the process. They will be required to program the steps and precautions for entry and cleaning prior to maintenance, and the precautions for the maintenance tasks to be undertaken – de-pressure, initial isolation, gas freeing and precautions, final positive isolation and isolation positioning, cordoning off the area, PPE required etc.

  • Presentation and discussion by the syndicate groups
  • Course Evaluation
  • Summary

Health, Safety & Security

Training Course: Safe Work Practices for Confined Space Entry


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Quick Inquiry
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HE7010

23 - 27 Mar 2025

Cairo (Egypt) - Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost: 3575 € Euro


  About Cairo

Cairo is a mesmerizing assortment of iconic monuments, bustling markets, and ancient sites encircled by a vast and sprawling metropolis. At its core lies a maze-like medieval quarter. A world away from the modern side of the city, it boasts a seductive blend of intricate mosques, jostling crowds, madrasas, and traditional hammams. No visit could be complete without visiting the awe-inspiring Giza Pyramids that preside over the city's horizon. Whether you come to delve into the city's ancient past, dive into colorful souqs, sip mint tea and contemplate thousands of years of history or explore the city's cosmopolitan side, you'll be left with memories to last a lifetime.


  Things to do and places to visit in Cairo

The multi-layered capital of Egypt offers its visitors lively markets, authentic restaurants, and a multitude of ancient sights and archeological findings. Gaze in wonder at the Pyramids, take an awe-inspiring look at Tutankhamen's burial mask, shop for handmade souvenirs in the bazaars or hop on a sunset cruise down the Nile and embrace the sensory overload that is Cairo.

Take a vacation in Cairo and you can:

  • Visit the Great Sphinx of Giza, one of Ancient Egypt's great mysteries.
  • Explore the ramparts of the Salah El-Din Citadel.
  • Join locals drinking coffee at Fishawi Café, one of Cairo's first cafes and most important meeting spots.
  • Marvel at the seemingly endless historical artifacts on display at the Egyptian Museum.
  • Learn about the Ummayad, Ottoman, and Ayyubbid dynasties and more at the Museum of Islamic Art.
  • Haggle for souvenirs and gifts at the Khan el-Khalili souk.
  • See one of the world's oldest universities at the Al-Azhar Mosque, one of the city's original mosques.
  • Take a tour of the showstopping Giza pyramids.
  • Savor local cuisine such as mezze in the old city.
  • Wander through the labyrinth-like streets of Coptic Cairo, the city's ancient quarter, and spot Roman relics.
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