Course Description

This course provides the knowledge and skills to effect a confined space rescue operation, including size up/IAPs, operational protocols, searching for and rescuing victims, hazard assessment and mitigation associated with confined spaces, rescue and protective equipment, medical considerations, and incident planning, management, and termination.

NFPA 1006, 2021 Edition, Chapter 7

Min. 8 / Max. 12

Mandatory Textbook: Jones & Bartlett, Confined Space Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition

Course Outline

• Awareness Lesson 1: Understanding Confined Space
• Awareness Lesson 2: Sizing Up and Controlling the Incident Site
• Awareness Lesson 3: Safety Measures and Victim Retrieval
• Awareness Lesson 4: Criteria for Basic Searches and Incident Action Plans
• Operations Lesson 1: Types of Confined Spaces, Operational Protocols, and Risk/Resource Management
• Operations Lesson 2: Search, Rescue, and Victim Retrieval
• Operations Lesson 3: Ingress, Egress, and Victim Needs
• Operations Lesson 4: Physical and Environmental Hazards
• Operations Lesson 5: Portable Anchor Systems, Lighting, and PPE
• Technician Lesson 1: Medical Concerns for Confined Space Technicians
• Technician Lesson 2: Methods of entry, Respirators, and Other Equipment
• Technician Lesson 3: Tech-Level Preplanning, Controlling, and Searching

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Confined Space Rescue Awareness/Operations/Technician, NFPA 1006 - 2021 Edition : Confined Space Rescue Awareness/Operations/Technician, NFPA 1006 - 2021 Edition