OSHA Confined Space Entry Training Online

Learn how to recognize confined spaces, identify potentially dangerous hazards and understand safe entry procedures with our OSHA Confined Space Entry Training Online course.

This online safety course covers important confined space concepts and requirements found in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, including permit-required confined spaces, atmospheric hazards, entry procedures, employee responsibilities and emergency considerations.

What Is a Confined Space?

A confined space is an area that:

• Is large enough for an employee to enter and perform assigned work

• Has limited or restricted means of entry or exit

• Is not designed for continuous employee occupancy

Examples can include tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, vaults, pits, sewers and other enclosed or restricted work areas.

What Is a Permit-Required Confined Space?

Some confined spaces contain additional hazards and are classified as permit-required confined spaces.

A permit-required confined space may:

• Contain or potentially contain a hazardous atmosphere

• Contain material capable of engulfing an entrant

• Have an internal configuration that could trap or asphyxiate an entrant

• Contain another recognized serious safety or health hazard

Workers must understand these hazards before entering a permit-required confined space.

Who Should Take Confined Space Training?

This course is designed for employees and supervisors who work in or around confined spaces, including:

• Maintenance workers

• Utility workers

• Manufacturing employees

• Facility personnel

• Industrial workers

• Safety personnel

• Authorized entrants

• Attendants

• Entry supervisors

• Employees who may encounter confined spaces on the job

What You'll Learn

Topics covered in this online confined space training course include:

• OSHA confined space requirements

• Identifying confined spaces

• Permit-required vs. non-permit confined spaces

• Confined space hazards

• Hazardous atmospheres

• Oxygen-deficient and oxygen-enriched environments

• Toxic and flammable atmospheres

• Atmospheric testing and monitoring

• Ventilation

• Personal protective equipment (PPE)

• Entry permits

• Safe entry procedures

• Authorized entrant responsibilities

• Attendant responsibilities

• Entry supervisor responsibilities

• Communication during entry

• Emergency procedures

• Confined space rescue awareness

OSHA Confined Space Standard

OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces standard establishes requirements intended to protect workers from hazards associated with entering, working in and exiting permit-required confined spaces.

Employers are responsible for evaluating their workplaces, identifying permit-required confined spaces and providing employees with the training, equipment, procedures and protections required for the work they perform.

100% Online Confined Space Training

Complete your training online from a compatible computer, tablet or mobile device.

Study at your own pace and complete the required assessment to receive your Certificate of Completion.

Common Confined Space Hazards

Confined spaces can expose workers to serious or potentially fatal hazards, including:

• Oxygen deficiency

• Toxic gases and vapors

• Flammable atmospheres

• Engulfment

• Electrical hazards

• Mechanical hazards

• Heat stress

• Restricted entry and exit

• Hazardous energy

• Entrapment

Understanding these hazards is an important part of preparing workers to safely perform their assigned duties.

Confined Space Entry Roles

Permit-required confined space programs may involve several important roles.

Authorized Entrants enter the permit space and perform assigned work.

Attendants remain outside the permit space and monitor conditions and entrants.

Entry Supervisors verify that entry requirements have been met and oversee the permit-space entry process.

Workers should understand the responsibilities associated with their assigned role before permit-space entry begins.

Get Your Confined Space Training Online

Start your OSHA Confined Space Entry Training online today and learn essential principles for identifying confined spaces, recognizing hazards and understanding safe confined space entry procedures.

Complete the course online and receive your Certificate of Completion after successfully meeting the course requirements.