OSHA Confined Spaces for Construction standards are located in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA of the Federal OSHA construction regulations (sections 1926.1200 through 1926.1213). These OSHA standards require all affected employers to provide confined space training for their employees involved in permit-required confined space entry operations at a construction site (including demo and major renovation projects).
Have our highly qualified instructor come to your location and conduct permit required confined space entry training for your group. The training is intended for confined space entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors, as well as the competent person for the work site. This service is available to employers located throughout the country (USA).
Topics covered in the confined spaces in construction training class include:
- How to identify confined spaces at construction sites
- Determining which confined spaces are permit-required spaces
- How to utilize a permit system and permit to enter spaces safely
- Taking advantage of OSHA’s permit space reclassification and alternate entry procedures
- Utilization of gas detection equipment to evaluate atmospheric hazards
- Ventilation techniques for making confined spaces safer
- Rescue and emergency medical assistance requirements
- Duties of attendants, entrants, entry supervisors, and the competent person
- Coordination with other contractors on the site
Training is documented per the requirements of the OSHA confined spaces in construction standards, and each student receives a personalized certificate of training.
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- Two online training courses available; One for confined space entrants and attendants, and another for entry supervisors and the competent person
- Courses based on OSHA 1926 permit-required confined spaces in construction standard (Subpart AA)
On-Site Confined Space Construction Training Overview
We provide on-site confined space training for construction employers throughout the USA. Our highly qualified instructor comes to your location and conducts permit-required confined space entry training for your group. The training is intended for confined space entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, and the competent person for the work site. This service is based on OSHA's Confined Spaces for Construction standards located in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA, sections 1926.1200 through 1926.1213, which apply to construction work including demolition and major renovation projects.Role-Specific Duties Covered in Construction Confined Space Training
Each role in a construction confined space entry operation has distinct responsibilities that training must address. Authorized entrants must be familiar with and understand the hazards that may be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of exposure. Attendants must understand how to monitor and communicate with entrants and summon rescue and other emergency services as soon as they determine that authorized entrants may need assistance to escape from permit space hazards. Entry supervisors must be familiar with and understand the hazards that may be faced during entry. Before entry operations begin at a construction site, a competent person must identify all confined spaces and determine which are permit-required spaces through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary.Training Requirements Under 29 CFR 1926.1207
Under 29 CFR 1926.1207(a), employers must provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by the construction confined space standard, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of assigned duties. Training must be provided before the employee is first assigned duties, before there is a change in assigned duties, whenever there is a change in permit space entry operations that presents a hazard about which an employee has not previously been trained, and whenever there is any evidence of a deviation from permit space entry procedures or inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of these procedures. The employer must maintain training records containing each employee's name, the name of the trainers, and the dates of training.Frequently Asked Questions:
Can you conduct on-site confined space training at our construction facility?
Yes, we can arrange an on-site class for your employees at your construction facility anywhere in the USA. When you request a proposal, tell us how many employees need training, what work they perform, which roles they fill (entrant, attendant, entry supervisor, or competent person), and whether you have particular tanks, pits, manholes, or other spaces you want discussed. That information helps us propose a class that fits your crew's construction work.
What topics are covered in on-site confined space training for construction?
Our construction confined space training covers how to identify confined spaces at construction sites, determining which spaces are permit-required, how to utilize a permit system and permit to enter spaces safely, OSHA's permit space reclassification and alternate entry procedures, utilization of gas detection equipment to evaluate atmospheric hazards, ventilation techniques, rescue and emergency medical assistance requirements, duties of attendants, entrants, entry supervisors, and the competent person, and coordination with other contractors on the site.
What OSHA standard covers confined spaces in construction?
OSHA Confined Spaces for Construction standards are located in 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA of the Federal OSHA construction regulations, sections 1926.1200 through 1926.1213. These standards apply to construction work including demolition and major renovation projects. The standards require affected employers to provide confined space training for employees involved in permit-required confined space entry operations at construction sites.
What does the attendant do during confined space entry operations?
The attendant is stationed outside the permit space for the duration of entry operations and can be positioned at any location outside as long as duties can be effectively performed. The attendant monitors and communicates with entrants and summons rescue and other emergency services as soon as the attendant determines that authorized entrants may need assistance to escape from permit space hazards.