Confined Space
Confined Space Awareness
Entrant(1 day) or Attendant (2 day)
(1 or 2 days, 8 hour days)
This course provides the foundation skills for students who would like to move into the confined space world. It can be a one day classroom based program or a two day class with a combination of classroom and practical hands on applications. The course includes: N.F.P.A. standards, Work Safe BC Standards, rescue site overview & safety, ropes (knots, bends & hitches), equipment familiarization, simple anchoring and rigging systems, patient packaging, and simple mechanical advantage systems. Participants will develop the ability to, initiate and conduct non-entry confined space rescue. They will gain insight into hazard identification, assessment and control for entry and rescue. They will recognize the first responders' roles and responsibilities given the limitations of standard confined space equipment. Students will be given a written, individual proficiency and team practical evaluation. Successful candidates will be certified to Confined Space Rescue Awareness. This course meets and exceeds NFPA 1006 and 1670 and is in conformance with CSA and Work Safe BC Standards.
Confined Space Operations Level 1
(32 hours - 4 days)
The operations level includes team-building working towards a systematic approach to Confined Space Rescue. Participants will gain the skills and knowledge to conduct rope based rescue operations in a variety of confined space environments. Rope based rescue systems will be utilized emphasizing the selection, construction, and proper use of these systems in the industrial environment. Students will gain practical experience in the use of communication systems, resource material, patient packaging devices, atmospheric monitoring equipment, air sampling strategies, and strategies/tactics for successful emergency entry operations. Students will operate as an integral part of a team environment and will be directed and monitored by instructors acting as team leaders. Students are given written, individual proficiency and practical evaluations. This course meets and exceeds NFPA 1006 and 1670 and is in conformance with CSA and Work Safe BC Standards
Confined Space Technician Level 2
(32 hours—4 days)
The technician level requires students to demonstrate skills, knowledge and techniques for hazard recognition, equipment use, and procedures necessary to safely and effectively coordinate, perform and supervise a technical rescue incident in a Confined Space. Advanced concepts will be employed in rescue strategies, site management, team leadership, hazard mitigation, equipment and resource management and, information gathering. Technical rescue pre-planning and rescue scene management and termination will be explored and developed by the end of this course .The course consists mainly of field instruction. Students are given a written, and individual proficiency and practical evaluations. This course meets and exceeds NFPA 1006 and 1670 and is in conformance with CSA and Work Safe BC Standards
Confined Space, Rope Rescue Operations
Level 1 - Condensed Course
(50 hours—5 days) 10 hour days
This course offers the ability to combine the skills needed to emerge with qualifications in Rope Rescue and Confined Space rescue at the Operations Level. The operations level requires students to demonstrate skills, knowledge and techniques for hazard recognition, equipment use, and procedures necessary to safely and effectively participate in a technical rescue incident in a Confined Space or at height. Participants will gain the skills and knowledge to conduct rope based rescue operations in a variety of confined space and high angle environments. Rope based rescue systems will be utilized emphasizing the selection, construction, and proper use of these systems in the industrial environment. Students will gain practical experience in the use of communication systems, resource material, patient packaging devices, atmospheric monitoring equipment, air sampling strategies, and strategies/tactics for successful emergency entry operations. Students will operate as an integral part of a team environment and will be directed and monitored by instructors acting as team leaders. Students are given written, individual proficiency and practical evaluations. This course meets and exceeds NFPA 1006 and 1670 and is in conformance with CSA and Work Safe BC Standards . (Prerequisites-Students must come in with awareness level skills in Rope Rescue)
Confined Space, Rope Rescue Technician
Level 2 - Condensed Course
(50 hours—5 days) 10 hour days
This course offers the ability to combine the skills needed to emerge with qualifications in Rope Rescue and Confined Space rescue at the Technician Level. The Technician level requires students to demonstrate skills, knowledge and techniques in advanced concepts. Time will be spent on rescue strategies, site management, team leadership, hazard mitigation, equipment and resource management and, information gathering. Technical rescue pre-planning and rescue scene management and termination hazard recognition, equipment use, and procedures necessary to safely and effectively participate in a technical rescue incident in a Confined Space or at height. . Students will expand the ability to use communication systems, resource material, patient packaging devices, atmospheric monitoring , air sampling strategies, and strategies/tactics for successful emergency entry operations. Students will operate as an integral part of a team environment and will be directed and monitored by instructors acting as team leaders. Students are given written, individual proficiency and practical evaluations. This course meets and exceeds NFPA 1006 and 1670 and is in conformance with CSA and Work Safe BC Standards . (Prerequisites-Students must come in with operations level skills in Rope Rescue & Confined Space)