CAL/OSHA Confined Space Entry

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Online Certification Course | Title 8 CCR Section 5157-8

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Price

$39.95

E-Learning

2 Hours

OSHA | Safety

0.2 CEUs (or 2 CMEs)

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What you are going to learn

This online certification course meets the requirements for confined space safety training in the state of California. It covers important OSHA safety training standards, including explanations of confined space risks, regulations, and safety, including atmospheric testing, permitting, monitoring, personal protective equipment, and rescue.

Confined spaces may expose workers in general industry to many serious hazards, including limited means of communication, lack of breathable air, drowning or engulfment, fire, and inability to self-rescue or be rescued. Specialized training is required for anyone who enters a confined space or monitors those inside a confined space.

Who This Course is For

Case Study: In Oakland, California, an employee of an electroplating company was cleaning the interior of a wastewater treatment tank containing toxic acids and cyanide sludge. After some time working, he became fatally overcome by cyanide gas. When a second employee entered the tank to rescue the coworker, he was also overcome by the cyanide gas and died. Several other employees were hospitalized as a result of their involvement in the rescue and cleanup operations.

Criminal charges were filed and a fine of nearly one million dollars was assessed. The employer was cited for a number of safety violations, including failure to do the following: prevent unauthorized entry into a confined space, develop and implement a confined space program, specify acceptable entry conditions, label tanks to indicate their contents, and test for oxygen deficiency.

Key Takeaways: The employer in this case made almost every possible error with regard to work in a permit-required confined space. As a result of this criminal negligence, numerous employees lost their lives or their good health. A confined space program and placing a priority on testing and training could have prevented this tragedy.

California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), more commonly known as Cal/OSHA, sets and enforces standards pertaining to confined spaces. Regulations regarding confined space training can be found in Title 8 of California's Code of Regulations (CCR), in Section 5157 and Section 5158.

Introduction to Cal/OSHA Confined Spaces Safety

Cal/OSHA Confined Spaces State Plan
Key Terms
Confined Spaces Fatality Statistics

Confined Spaces Overview

Types of Confined Spaces
Examples of Confined Spaces

Dangers of Confined Spaces

Types of Hazards: Atmospheric Hazards
Oxygen Deficiency Hazard
Oxygen Enrichment Hazard
Flammable Gases and Vapors Hazard
Toxic Air Contaminants Hazard
Physical Hazards: Engulfment Hazard
Other Physical Hazards

Confined Spaces Safety Controls

Reasons Fatalities Occur in Confined Spaces
Requirements for Employers
Title 8 CCR, Section 5157 - Permit-Required Confined Spaces
Identification of Permit-Required Confined Spaces
Required Elements of an Entry Permit
Alternative to Permit Space Compliance
The Permit-Required Confined Space Program
Requirements of a Confined Space Program
Employee Training
Non-Entry Rescue 5157 - Permit-Required Confined Spaces
Title 8 CCR, 5158 - Other Confined Space Operations
Information and Training for Employees
Pre-Entry Provisions
Entry Into and Work Within Confined Spaces with Poor Conditions
Contract Work in Confined Spaces
Emergency Response
Requirements for Employees
Authorized Entrants
Attendants
Supervisors
Rescuers

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Exam

It will take a MINIMUM of 2 hours to complete this online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.

We have no restrictions on how long a person takes to complete a course.

Employers must provide training at the time of initial assignment to tasks where an employee may encounter a confined space. Whenever a confined space permit changes due to new or changing hazards or a change to procedures for entry, retraining must occur. This online certification meets the initial training requirements. According to Title 8 CCR, retraining must be provided at least annually following the completion of initial training.

Each student will receive 0.2 CEUs (or 2 CMEs) from Compliance Training Online® for completing this course.

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