This course is for anyone who works as part of a rescue and recovery team in confined spaces, or those working as a technician on a standby rescue team.

Delegates must be medically fit and healthy, have reached the age of 18 and clean shaven. Candidates will be wearing full body harnesses and our safe working at height equipment has a safe working load of 136kg.

Delegates are required to bring to the course proof of ID in the form of a valid UK driving licence, passport or CSCS card.

NOTE: Delegates must also hold the ‘City & Guilds 6160-03 Award in Working in High Risk Confined Spaces’ qualification.

The City and Guilds Training Scheme 6160 is the water industry standard. All water companies participated in the formulation of this scheme to ensure that training quality is consistent and accepted nationally.

This course includes preparing to carry out emergency activities, entering and exiting confined spaces safely, using emergency equipment, casualty recovery and handling devices in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications, rescuing and recovering casualties, following procedures, and working safely.

The aim of this course is to reflect the national occupational standard (NOS) for controlling entry and arrangements at a confined space. This unit covers both water and non-water industry areas:

• Water – this may include working with potable water, sewage treatment process, drain and sewer cleaning operations, or where the operative is working in or near water, or where a confined space is subject to surface water flooding.
• Non-water – this may include pharmaceutical petrochemical, asbestos removal, vehicle manufacture and servicing, aeronautical, construction, communications, power, utilities, gas, electrical and mechanical engineering, and some elements of work operations in mines, quarries and tunnelling. 

SSG offer this course over three days in partnership with Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue and Red One.

• Plan and prepare emergency operations for rescue team
• Mobilise a rescue team and direct entry and exit to the confined space
• Monitor a recue team to ensure procedures are followed
• Understand the principles of working as rescue team leader
• Understand the rescue team leader duties and responsibilities

Assessment is via practical observation as well as a written exam. Delegates who complete this course will then be awarded with a City & Guilds certificate.