This City & Guilds course reflects the national occupational standard for supervising entry and arrangements in a confined space and covers water and non-water industry areas. 

Water: this may include working with potable water, sewage treatment processes, drain and sewer cleaning operations, where the operative is working in or near water or where a confined space is subject to surface water flooding. 

Non-water: this may include pharmaceutical, petrochemical, asbestos removal, vehicle manufacture and servicing, aeronautical, construction, communications, power, utilities, gas, electrical and mechanical engineering and some elements of work operations in mines, quarries and tunnelling. 

This City and Guild’s course is endorsed by Energy and Utility Skills. 

The course is delivered through a combination of classroom-based tutorials and practical assignments. Delegates will be assessed through a mixture of theory and practical tests. 

Agenda:  

• Implementing procedures for teams working in confined spaces 
• Supervising the control of safe entry and exit to the confined space 
• Supervising the work team to ensure procedures are followed 
• Controlling emergency situations 
• Understanding health and safety and environmental legislation 
• Understanding standard protocols for working in confined spaces 
• Understanding supervisory duties and responsibilities 
• Understanding equipment checks and testing required 
• Assessments – both practical and written 

This two-day course is for supervisors who plan or are preparing to plan and allocate activities for a team, including pre-entry procedures, entry into and exit from the confined space, selection of personnel, maintaining communications and initiating and controlling emergency procedures. 

If supervising teams in medium or low-risk confined spaces, learners must hold the City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Working in Medium Risk Confined Spaces (6160-02) or City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Entrant and Entry Controller for Confined Spaces (Medium Risk) (6160-09) or an equivalent qualification*. If supervising teams in high-risk confined spaces, learners must hold the City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Working in High Risk Confined Spaces Qualification (6160-03) or an equivalent qualification*. 

*Equivalent qualifications must cover the same content as the current National Occupational Standards and be confirmed by the City and Guilds Quality Team. 

Following successful completion of the course, delegates' results will be audited by a City & Guilds quality assurance process. On completion, a Level 3 Award in Supervising Teams Undertaking Work in Confined Spaces (6160-05) certificate will be issued (please note the quality assurance process may take up to 12 weeks).