Theory

• Rescue 3 philosophy
• Confined space definitions and categories
• Legislation and standards
• Confined space hazards and risk assessment
• Personal safety
• Air monitoring
• Lock-out, tag-out, try-out
• Introduction to respiratory protection systems
• Safe systems of work, permits to work, and rescue plans
• Last-minute risk analysis and system safety check
• On-scene safety briefing and site control
• Size-up, pre-planning and ICS
• Personal and team equipment
• Equipment care and maintenance
• Entry procedures/entrant/safety attendant/entry supervisor
• Communications and verbal commands
• Medical considerations

Practical

• Use of a 4-gas pump meter
• Confined space ventilation
• Introduction to technical gear and entry systems
• Knots
• Anchor systems
• Belay systems and operations
• Use of different types of fall arrest equipment
• Reach type rescue with a telescopic pole
• Standard tripod configurations and mechanical hoisting
• Work restraint
• Placing edge/rope protection
• Loads and forces
• Tensioning systems and mechanical advantage
• Personal descending
• Litter management – low angle
• Low angle litter management in an industrial setting
• Horizontal confined space entry and rescue
• Vertical confined space entry and rescue
• Rope-based raising and lowering systems
• Confined space rescue harnesses and stretchers
• Casualty care and packing
• Team-based raising and lowering systems
• Mirrored team-based raising and lowering systems
• Offsets – taglines
• Scenarios
• Practical use of SCBA for work and rescue (if used by agency)