Confined Space Medium-Risk Reassessment with Mobile Training Unit
Renew your medium-risk confined space qualification by demonstrating continued competency across the practical skills and underpinning knowledge required to work safely in medium-risk environments. This reassessment covers hazard identification, risk assessment, gas monitoring, safe systems of work and the use of personal escape breathing apparatus, and is designed to confirm that skills and knowledge remain current and compliant with the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997. Successful completion renews your medium-risk confined space qualification for a further three years.
• Definition and classification
A review of how confined spaces are defined under the Regulations and the conditions that determine medium-risk classification, with particular attention to any changes in the working environment since initial qualification.
• Specified risks and hazard identification
Reassessment of the five specified risks and the hazards associated with medium-risk confined spaces, including how conditions can change during entry and what that means for monitoring and control.
• Duties under the Regulations
A review of employer and employee duties under the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997, including the primary obligation to avoid entry where reasonably practicable.
• Risk assessment
Practical application of risk assessment techniques in medium-risk confined space environments, including identifying hazards, selecting control measures and documenting findings before work begins.
• Gas monitoring
Reassessment of correct gas detector operation, including pre-use checks, atmospheric interpretation and the actions required when readings fall outside acceptable limits.
• Safe systems of work and permits to work
A review of safe system implementation and permit to work requirements for medium-risk operations, including how permits are issued, managed and cancelled in line with current procedures.
• Roles, responsibilities and communication
A review of the duties of entrants, the top man and the entry controller in medium-risk operations, and how reliable communication is maintained — including what to do when communication is lost or conditions change.
• Fall protection and entry equipment
Familiarisation and inspection of tripods, winches and fall arrest equipment used for entry into and exit from medium-risk confined spaces.
• Escape breathing apparatus
Reassessment of personal escape breathing apparatus inspection and use, including donning procedures and the circumstances requiring its deployment.
• Assessment
Observed practical exercises and a short-answer question paper, evaluated by the course instructor. This reassessment confirms continued competency rather than certifying completion of the full training programme.
Reassessment combining classroom-based theory review with practical exercises and scenario simulations, assessed by the course instructor. This course is not a substitute for the full medium-risk confined space training programme.
Operatives, maintenance staff, engineers and contractors who have previously completed medium-risk confined space training and require reassessment to maintain competence and renew their qualification.
Delegates must hold a valid medium-risk confined space certificate. Delegates must be physically capable of working in confined spaces. Delegates should have a basic understanding of PPE and safe systems of work.