City & Guilds 6160-09 - Working in Medium Risk, Entrant & Entry Controller Confined Spaces

Course details

Course Overview

This Level 2 Award in Entrant and Entry Controller for Confined Spaces (6160-09) equips delegates with the necessary skills and knowledge to work safely in medium risk confined space and also act as an entry controller for the operation.

Aimed at those working in medium-risk confined spaces, this course will teach delegates to understand the systems, equipment and protocol they need to perform their work safely in these areas. In addition, they will learn and adopt a duty of care for the team under their entry control reflecting national occupational industry standards and regulations in medium-risk.

This is a physical course that combines practical and theory-based learnings. Sessions include confined space entry and simulation in one of our custom-built medium-risk confined spaces.

Course Content

In this comprehensive course, delegates will cover working in a medium-risk confined space and the duties of an entry controller, with topics such as pre-entry procedures, entry into and exit from the confined space, maintaining communications and initiating and controlling emergency procedures.

The course content includes;

1. Current legislation associated with medium-risk confined space work   
2. How to recognise and classify a medium-risk confined space    
3. Producing and overseeing Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) for entry into confined spaces, including point of works risk assessment  
4. How to use personal protective equipment, for example,  harnesses and access equipment that workers may require for entry  
5. The roles and responsibilities of medium-risk entrants and medium-risk entry controllers
6. Understanding the roles and responsibilities of others that may be associated with the medium-risk confined space work  
7. Types and safe use of atmospheric monitoring equipment      
8. Types and safe use of escape breathing apparatus  
9. Recognising diseases and understanding the necessary personal hygiene requirements associated with medium-risk confined spaces
10. The necessary manning levels - delegates must understand and implement proper working procedures considering their risk assessment
11. Why there are periodic examinations of equipment 
12. Emergency procedures when working in a medium-risk confined space 

Training and Assessment

A combined with classroom-based tutorials and practical scenarios to prepare delegates for a final examination at the end of day two.  Our occupation-specific trainers will coach delegates over the two-day course, finishing with a practical observation and short answer question paper assessment. They must pass both elements of the course to qualify.

Certificates

Once the delegate has successfully completed the C&G Level 2 Award in Working in Medium Risk, Entrant & Entry Controller Confined Spaces Course and assessments, the results will be submitted to the awarding body and certificate will be issued to the delegate in due course.

Pre-Requisites

Must be over the age of 16 and medically fit – a mandatory requirement in line with current industry regulations.