Confined Space Courses: FAQs

Amongst the Construction & Utility courses we offer, we are now accredited to deliver a variety of Confined Space training courses!

What types of confined space training is available? 

• 3B accredit the Low Risk course which we deliver in-house at our Blackburn training or at a venue of your choice.
• City & Guilds accredit the Medium Risk and Entry Controller Course and it’s available as a public or in-house course at our Blackburn training venue or at a suitable site.
• City & Guilds also accredit High Risk and it’s available as an in-house course at our Blackburn training venue.

To enquire about Low or High Risk in-house training, email [email protected] or call 0330 912 0650.

How long does confined space training last?

We deliver the Low Risk Confined Space course over one day of training. Whereas, we deliver the Medium Risk Confined Space course over two days of training.

How much does confined space training cost?

We offer Medium Risk as a public course available to book online, which costs £385 per delegate.

For in-house Low, Medium or High Risk Confined Space training, complete our enquiry form for a quote. We quote each enquiry on a case by case basis depending on location and number of delegates.

CITB registered companies can claim £30 for each delegate who completes the Low and Medium Risk Confined Space courses.

How often is confined space training required?

The certificates for each of the Confined Space training courses expire after 3 years.

Is confined space training mandatory?

Under the Confined Space Regulations and Health & Safety at Work Act, there is a requirement to ensure that those carrying out the planned work activities are competent and trained. Completing the relevant training helps to reduce the risk of fatalities and injuries occurring.

If you have completed the relevant training, but you feel your competency or understanding has reduced before the three years your certificate expires in, you should get refresher training beforehand.

What is a confined space?

It’s an enclosed or largely enclosed space, that also has a reasonably foreseeable risk to workers. Such as explosion, asphyxiation, loss of consciousness, drowning or fire.

For example, it could be a large grain storage silo that has hundreds of cubic metre capacity, or it could be a restrictive and small space.

Is there confined space training near me?

Yes! We offer confined spaces training courses in-house at a location of your choice. We can arrange these for a maximum of 10 delegates.