Develop Training warns that, all too frequently, incidents within confined spaces result in fatalities.
The company added: “It seems there remains a chronic lack of awareness of the dangers of working in confined spaces. Employers, managers, and responsible persons, may face prosecution if they risk lives through failure to comply with current regulations. A confined space is one either fully or partially enclosed, with a foreseeable risk of fire, explosion, or loss of consciousness or suffocation to the entrant. It is estimated that between 15 and 30 deaths occur in confined spaces accidents annually. To be truly effective, training should involve practical, realistic experience of the conditions workers are likely to encounter.”
Steve Braund, marketing manager, said: “Our confined spaces units train delegates on how to navigate the obstacles that arise from working in dark, cramped spaces, while providing procedural guidance to help reduce the risks.”
Develop Training has published a white paper examining the subject, free to download from its website. It can provide specialist confined spaces training at its seven training bases nationwide, or deliver on-site solutions via its mobile confined space training unit.
