Confined Space Rescue Training

For the Confined Space Rescue Course, trainees must have adequate English language skills to safely complete tasks relating to confined space work, such as being able to:

• Read and correctly interpret confined space entry risk assessments, complex piping and instrumentation diagrams
• Complete paperwork such as Rescue Plans
• Differentiate results regarding pressures, temperatures, voltages, masses and gas levels, interpret the results and determine the required actions
• Speak English clearly in order to explain, describe and verify sometimes complex needs and issues

If a trainee is concerned that they may not have the capabilities described above, please contact WAM Training on 1800 143 343 for advice.

Once competence is achieved, trainees will receive a Statement of Attainment and Proof of Training Card.

• A maximum of 10 trainees can attend this course
• Trainees should wear safety shoes (and hi-vis clothing if they can) and be aware that this course is physically demanding (requiring a substantial amount of bending, crawling, and lifting via the use of manual hauling systems)
• Trainees are required to achieve a positive seal whilst wearing a breathing apparatus (note that Trainees who attend with facial hair which inhibits the achievement of a positive seal may be turned away)
• For identification, trainees should bring a driver’s licence or passport
• This course is delivered over 2 days face-to-face with a blend of classroom-based and practical activities
• Trainees are expected to have read the Course Handbook prior to attendance which will be provided upon making a booking

• Trainees will be assessed using a short-answer written test, incorporating the development of multiple Rescue Plans, and a practical assessment involving the entering of multiple confined spaces whilst according to permits, using gas testing equipment and breathing apparatus to perform rescues
• Verbal assessments will not be conducted for this course (please refer to the Language, Literacy and Numeracy requirements outlined above)

If you have any questions about our Confined Space Rescue Course, please contact WAM Training on 1800 143 343.

If you have workers entering confined spaces, you must be able to demonstrate that they could be immediately rescued if the need arises. Relying on emergency services, will, in many situations, be too late.

WorkSafe Victoria’s Compliance Code: Confined Spaces 2019 states “An employer must ensure, in relation to work in a confined space, that the relevant employees are given information, instruction and training in emergency procedures, which may include rescue and first aid procedures in confined spaces”.

We recommend annual refresher training, but it is important that your employer has a policy outlining how often refresher training needs to be done (based on their risk assessment).

Trainees are required to achieve a positive seal whilst wearing a breathing apparatus (note that Trainees who attend with facial hair which inhibits a positive seal may be turned away).

Yes – Trainees should be aware that this course is physically demanding, requiring a substantial amount of bending, crawling and lifting via the use of manual hauling systems.