Confined Space Entry General Industry
More than half of the people who die in confined spaces are would-be rescuers — coworkers who saw someone go down and climbed in after them. The atmosphere that took the first person takes the second one just as fast. This course teaches the discipline that prevents both deaths: how to classify a space before anyone opens it, how to test the air in the right order, how to isolate and ventilate, what the permit is actually for, and what the entrant, the attendant and the entry supervisor each owe the other two.
Who This Course Is For
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 expects training for three distinct roles, each with its own duty list, plus everyone who supports an entry from outside it. This course covers all three tracks rather than making you buy them separately.
What the Course Covers
Eight modules, roughly fifteen minutes each, with five knowledge checkpoints inside every video and a three-question quiz at the end of each one.
Recognize and Classify Spaces
What Is a Confined Space?; Permit-Required Characteristics; Inventory, Signs, and Unauthorized Entry; Hazard Recognition Before Entry; Decision Gate: Classify Before Control.
The Written Permit-Space Program
Program Foundations; Entry Conditions and Controls; Equipment and Resources; Contractors and Host Employers; Alternative Procedures and Reclassification.
Atmospheric Testing and Monitoring
Why Atmospheres Change; Test in the Correct Order; Instrument Readiness; Continuous and Periodic Monitoring; Testing Rights and Entry Decisions.
Isolation, Ventilation, and Hazard Control
Control the Hierarchy; Energy Isolation and LOTO Interface; Flowable Materials and Engulfment; Ventilation That Actually Controls; Changing Conditions and Stop-Work.
Permits and Authorized Entrants
Build an Entry Permit; Authorize, Post, and Close; Entrant Knowledge and Equipment; Entrant Decision Practice; Permit Quality Review.
Attendants and Entry Supervisors
Attendant Core Duties; Evacuation and Unauthorized Persons; Emergency and Rescue Interface; Entry Supervisor Authorization; Role Handoffs and Span of Control.
Communication, PPE, and Coordinated Work
Communication That Survives the Space; PPE and Respiratory Protection Boundaries; Heat, Ergonomics, and Human Factors; Hot Work and Special Operations; Coordination Capstone.
Emergency Response, Rescue, and Capstone
Rescue Is Planned Before Entry; Non-Entry Retrieval; Entry Rescue Team Readiness; Emergency Sequence; Final Entry Decision Capstone.
A Final Exam That Cannot Be Memorised
The final assessment draws 20 questions at random from a 40-question bank, and shuffles the answer options on every attempt. The in-video checkpoints and the module quizzes shuffle their options too, so there is no answer pattern to learn and pass on to the next shift. Two people sitting the exam side by side do not get the same paper. You need 80% to pass, and you can retake it as many times as you need.
What This Certificate Does and Does Not Cover
Completion documents general confined-space knowledge only. It is not an OSHA certification, entry authorization, equipment qualification, respirator clearance, or rescue qualification. The employer remains responsible for workplace evaluation, space classification, the written permit-space program, site-specific hazards and procedures, hands-on proficiency, role assignment, entry authorization, and capable rescue arrangements.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Train the whole entry team — entrant, attendant and entry supervisor
Individual
One employee, one certificate
- 8 video modules
- 40 in-video knowledge checkpoints
- Quiz after each module
- Randomised final exam (20 of 40 questions)
- All three role tracks: entrant, attendant, entry supervisor
- Downloadable certificate
- Lifetime access
- 80% passing score required
Team of 5
One full entry team
- 8 video modules
- 40 in-video knowledge checkpoints
- Quiz after each module
- Randomised final exam (20 of 40 questions)
- All three role tracks: entrant, attendant, entry supervisor
- Downloadable certificate
- Lifetime access
- 80% passing score required
- Admin dashboard
- Progress tracking
Team of 10
Multi-crew and multi-shift operations
- 8 video modules
- 40 in-video knowledge checkpoints
- Quiz after each module
- Randomised final exam (20 of 40 questions)
- All three role tracks: entrant, attendant, entry supervisor
- Downloadable certificate
- Lifetime access
- 80% passing score required
- Admin dashboard
- Progress tracking
- Bulk enrollment
- Compliance reports
Enterprise
Plants, contractors and large employers
Common Questions
Does this certify me to enter a confined space?
No. 1910.146 is an outcome-based standard: the employer must establish that each person has the understanding, knowledge and skills to perform their duties, then assign roles and authorize entry through a permit. This course delivers and documents the knowledge half of that. Your employer still has to cover site-specific spaces and hazards, its own written program, hands-on proficiency with the equipment you will actually use, and the rescue arrangements for your site.
How many hours does OSHA require?
None. We checked the regulation directly rather than repeating a number from a competitor page: 1910.146 sets no hour count. It sets a content and proficiency requirement. This course runs about two hours of video, which is what it takes to cover all three role tracks properly.
How often does confined space training have to be repeated?
Before an employee is first assigned duties, whenever the duties change, whenever there is a change in permit-space operations that presents a new hazard, and whenever the employer has reason to believe someone has deviated from procedures or has gaps in their knowledge. Separately, rescue teams must practise on a simulated space at least every twelve months. The certificate carries a one-year date to match that cadence.
Does it cover the attendant and entry supervisor roles, or just entrants?
All three. Module 5 covers permits and authorized entrants, Module 6 is the attendant and entry supervisor duty lists including when an attendant must order an evacuation, and Module 7 covers communication, PPE, retrieval systems and coordinated work with contractors.
Does it cover rescue?
It covers rescue awareness and the decisions around it: why non-entry retrieval is the default, how to evaluate whether a rescue service can actually respond in time, and why an untrained entry rescue is the single most dangerous thing anyone can do at a confined space. It is not a rescue-team qualification, and no online course is.
What happens if I fail the final exam?
You can retake it. Each attempt draws a fresh set of questions from the bank, so a retake is a genuine re-test rather than a second run at the same paper.
Can I buy seats for my team?
Yes. A five-seat bundle covers one full entry team; ten-seat and enterprise options are available for multi-crew and multi-shift operations.
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