What is Confined Space?

Confined space means any place, including any chamber, tank, vat, silo, pit, pipe, sewer, flue, well, or other similar space, in which, by virtue of its enclosed nature there is a foreseeable risk of:

• Fire or explosion
• The loss of consciousness or asphyxiation of any person at work there arising from gas, fumes, vapour or lack of oxygen
• The drowning of any person at work there
• The asphyxiation of any person at work there arising from a free flowing solid (e.g. grain)
• The loss of consciousness of any person at work there arising from high ambient temperature

What type of business will need this training?

Any business with confined spaces that must be entered periodically for cleaning, maintenance or inspection are responsible to ensure workers are trained in emergency procedures. An example of the types of businesses we have trained include the following:

• Offshore/Marine transportation
• Pulp and Paper
• Petrochemical
• Water and Sewage
• Transport vessels