Recognise confined spaces
Understand that confined spaces are substantially enclosed places where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions in or near the space.
Online health & safety training
Working in Confined Spaces online course
Online awareness of confined space hazards, legal duties and safe procedures for people who are not required to enter a confined space.
Course price
VideoTile
£17.94 inc. VAT
- Digital certificate after successful completion
Duration
25 minutes of video
CPD
2 CPD units
Assessment
4 modules plus final assessment
Course overview
Understand confined space risks before work is planned
This self-paced VideoTile course is aimed at people in construction and related workplaces who need basic awareness of confined space hazards and controls.
The course covers the legislation associated with confined spaces, what counts as a confined space, potential hazards, safe operating procedures, emergency procedures and rescue awareness.
This is an awareness course for people who need to understand the hazards and risks but are not required to enter a confined space. Anyone working in, or near, a confined space also needs suitable practical training for the task, workplace and level of risk.
Understand legal duties
Build awareness of the law, including the need to avoid entry where possible, use a safe system of work if entry is unavoidable and plan emergency arrangements before work starts.
Identify common hazards
Learn why atmosphere, substances, fire, access, communication and surrounding work can make confined spaces especially dangerous.
Know the limits of online awareness
Understand why this course supports awareness but does not authorise confined space entry, rescue work or a specific safe system of work.
Quick facts
- Duration
- 25 minutes of video
- Learning
- Self-paced online awareness course
- CPD
- 2 CPD units
- Assessment
- 4 modules plus final assessment at 70%
- Certificate
- Digital certificate after successful completion
- Provider approvals
- IIRSM, CPD & IOSH
Course modules
4 modules covering duties, hazards and safe procedures
Module
1
Pass mark 70%
The Law
Introduces the legal duties that apply to confined space work, including why entry should be avoided where possible and controlled when it cannot be avoided.
Module
2
Pass mark 70%
Confined Space and the Dangers?
Explains what can make a space confined and highlights hazards such as dangerous atmospheres, substances, fire, poor access and changing conditions nearby.
Module
3
Pass mark 70%
Safe Procedures
Covers the awareness principles behind safe systems of work, risk assessment, controls, permits and practical measures needed before confined space activity is allowed.
Module
4
Pass mark 70%
Communication, Emergencies and Paperwork
Looks at communication methods, emergency arrangements, rescue awareness and the records needed to support legal and workplace procedures.
Final
5
Pass mark 70%
Final Assessment
Checks understanding across the law, hazards, safe procedures, communication, emergency arrangements and paperwork covered during the course.
Assessment and certificate
Confirm understanding before completion
Complete the questions for all four modules and the final assessment. The provider specification lists a 70% pass mark for every module and the final assessment.
Assessed modules
4
Final assessment
70% pass mark
Certificate
Digital
Learning access
Buy, open, complete, certify.
1
Buy through MyWorkLife
Complete checkout and keep the course linked to your MyWorkLife account.
2
Open it from My courses
Use the My courses area in your account to access the VideoTile training after purchase.
3
Work through the modules
Watch the online training, answer each module's questions and complete the final assessment.
4
Keep your digital certificate
Receive a digital certificate after successful completion and keep it with your workplace training records.
Workplace use
Use awareness with site-specific confined space controls
Confined space work depends on competent planning, a suitable risk assessment, a safe system of work and emergency arrangements that match the site. Online awareness helps learners understand the principles, while entry and rescue decisions must be controlled by the employer's procedures.
- Use this course alongside your employer's confined space risk assessments, permit arrangements, safe systems of work, rescue plans and local procedures.
- HSE guidance describes the key duties as avoiding entry to confined spaces where possible, following a safe system of work if entry is unavoidable and putting adequate emergency arrangements in place before work starts.
- Online awareness does not demonstrate hands-on competence. If your role involves working in, or close to, a confined space, your employer should provide practical training that matches the task, environment and level of risk.
- This course supports awareness of confined space law, hazards and procedures. It does not authorise entry, authorise rescue work, replace a workplace risk assessment or prove that a specific task is safe.
Who it is for
- Construction workers and site teams who need a basic awareness of confined space hazards.
- Employees who work near tanks, vessels, pits, chambers, trenches, sewers, ducts or similar areas where confined space risks may arise.
- Supervisors and managers who need to understand the principles before arranging risk assessment, permits, communication and emergency controls.
- Employers looking for flexible online awareness training to support wider confined space procedures.
- New starters who need hazard awareness before any role-specific practical training or supervised site instruction.
FAQ
Questions before checkout
Who is the Working in Confined Spaces course suitable for?
It is suitable for people who need awareness of confined space hazards and controls, especially in construction and related workplaces. It is not suitable as the only training for someone who must enter, work in or rescue from a confined space.
How long does the course take?
The provider states 25 minutes of video content. Allow extra time for loading, answering module questions, completing the final assessment and revisiting sections.
What modules are included?
The course includes The Law; Confined Space and the Dangers?; Safe Procedures; and Communication, Emergencies and Paperwork, followed by a final assessment.
What assessment is included?
Each of the four modules has assessment questions and the course ends with a final assessment. The provider specification lists a 70% pass mark for every module and the final assessment.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. VideoTile provides a digital certificate after successful course completion. Keep it with your workplace training records.
Is the course CPD approved?
Yes. The provider lists the course as IIRSM, CPD and IOSH approved, with 2 CPD units.
Does this course authorise me to enter a confined space?
No. This is awareness training only. Confined space entry must be controlled by a suitable risk assessment, safe system of work, emergency arrangements and practical training for the specific task.
Does this replace confined space rescue training?
No. The course introduces emergency procedures and rescue awareness, but it does not train or authorise a person to carry out confined space rescue.
What does HSE guidance say about confined space work?
HSE guidance says duty holders should avoid confined space entry where possible, use a safe system of work when entry is unavoidable and put adequate emergency arrangements in place before work starts.
Can I buy Working in Confined Spaces training for a team?
The online checkout is designed for an individual course purchase tied to the buyer's account. For team requirements, use the course enquiry route so we can confirm the right booking and access approach before purchase.
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