Confined Spaces Awareness for Construction

• Construction Workers
• Construction Foremen
• Construction Managers

By taking Confined Spaces Awareness for Construction online safety course, you will have a more thorough and up-to-date understanding of the equipment, systems and procedures necessary to assist you in reducing the risks of workplace accidents due to confined spaces. Upon successful completion, you will:

• Identify examples of confined spaces and the dangers associated with confined spaces
• Recognize that OSHA has strict requirements for Confined Spaces in Construction, found in 29 CFR 1926, Subpart AA
• Describe the major difference between a confined space and a permit-required confined space
• Recognize that only select, trained, and authorized persons may enter permit-required confined spaces

• Introduction to Confined Spaces
  • Backgrounds
  • Definitions
• Common Types of Confined Spaces
• Principal Hazards of Confined Spaces
• Importance of Confined Space Location Recognition
• Importance of Signs and Labels
• Importance of Reporting Potential Hazards
• Confined Spaces in Construction Summary