Confined Spaces – Safe Entry, Escape Breathing Apparatus & Self Rescue (1 Day)
Accredited Confined Space Training in Northern Ireland & Ireland
Duration: 1 Day
Locations: Portadown | Dublin | On-Site (Mobile Unit)
Price: £170 (ex VAT) | €230
Working in a confined space presents serious risks—from hazardous atmospheres to restricted movement and limited access. Our 1-day Confined Space Safe Entry and Escape Breathing Apparatus Course provides essential skills, hands-on practice and legal awareness for anyone who must safely enter and work in substantially enclosed environments.
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for practical users who enter confined or partially enclosed spaces as part of their job, including:
- Operatives working in hazardous or enclosed environments
- Utilities, construction, maintenance and engineering personnel
- Workers requiring escape breathing apparatus and self-rescue training
- Individuals needing certification for safe confined space entry
- Managers, supervisors and engineers who oversee or control confined space work
All attendees must be physically fit as this course includes practical entry exercises.
Course Aim
To ensure delegates understand their legal responsibilities, know how to complete risk assessments and safe systems of work, and can apply safe entry procedures using industry-approved confined space equipment.
This course provides the essential knowledge and practical skills required to safely enter and exit confined spaces using escape breathing apparatus and self-rescue techniques.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Identify confined spaces and the hazards they present
- Understand legal requirements and relevant regulations
- Carry out risk assessments and create safe systems of work
- Select and use the correct equipment for confined space entry
- Use gas detection equipment safely and effectively
- Operate escape breathing apparatus and understand its limitations
- Correctly use ropes, harnesses, tripods and man-riding winches
- Apply correct PPE and hygiene practices
- Conduct equipment testing, maintenance and examinations
- Implement safe communication, entry and rescue procedures
- Complete practical entry and self-rescue assessments
Training Methods
Training includes:
- Hands-on practical confined space exercises
- Live demonstrations of entry, rescue and equipment use
- Classroom-based tutorials and theory sessions
- Real-world confined space scenarios
- Practical and written assessments
This blended approach ensures delegates gain both knowledge and practical competence.
References & Standards
This course is delivered in line with:
- Health & Safety at Work Act / Order
- Confined Spaces Regulations
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
- Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (PPE)
Additional Information
- Delegates must bring suitable clothing for wet or difficult conditions and a change of clothes.
- All delegates should be physically fit, as an entry exercise will be carried out.
- Certification provided upon successful completion.
- Training available across Northern Ireland and Ireland.