Confined Space · Ireland
Confined Space Training in Dublin & Ireland: Safe Entry, Escape BA & Self-Rescue
One practical day in our Dublin confined space rig, or on your own site anywhere in Ireland. Learn to test the atmosphere, enter safely and self-rescue with escape breathing apparatus, in line with the HSA Code of Practice.
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At a glance
Confined space training in Ireland at a glance
ITS runs a one-day Confined Space Safe Entry, Escape Breathing Apparatus and Self-Rescue course at its Clonshaugh centre in Dublin (D17 TE84) and on-site nationwide. It costs €230 per person and suits anyone who enters tanks, chambers, manholes, silos or vessels. Training follows the Confined Spaces Regulations 2001 and the HSA Code of Practice, assessed practically and in writing.
How It Works
From Booking to Certificate in Four Steps
01
Book Online
Pick a Dublin date online or call us for on-site dates, then get your joining instructions by email.
02
Arrive Prepared
Arrive 15 to 30 minutes early with full PPE.
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Do the Course
Our expert trainers guide you through every topic, finishing with an assessment to confirm your competence.
04
Get Certified
Successful delegates receive their certificate or card, proving competence to employers and managers.
Accredited Confined Space Training in Ireland
About this Course
Irish law is clear: avoid confined space entry where you can, and where you can’t, only trained and competent people go in under a safe system of work.
That duty comes from the Confined Spaces Regulations 2001 and the HSA’s 2017 Code of Practice.
This course gives operatives that competence in a single day. They practise the full sequence in our Dublin rig: assess, test, ventilate, enter, monitor and, if the air turns bad, escape on breathing apparatus.
Who Should Attend
The course is built for anyone in Ireland who enters, or controls entry to, a confined space, including:
- Uisce Éireann contractors and wastewater, pumping station and sewer crews
- Telecoms, ESB Networks and gas network contractors working in chambers and ducts
- Civil engineering, drainage and groundworks teams
- Maintenance technicians in pharma, food, dairy and manufacturing plants
- Farm and agri workers dealing with slurry pits, grain bins and silos
- Supervisors and safety officers who write permits and plan entries
Delegates must be physically fit to take part in the practical entry exercises.
Course Aims
To make sure every delegate can recognise a confined space, follow the safe system of work and permit, and use gas detection and entry equipment correctly.
Delegates will also be able to get out safely with escape breathing apparatus, in line with Irish confined space law.
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Additional Information
By the end of the course, delegate will:
understand the hazards of confined spaces and the legal duties that apply in Ireland. They will be able to carry out a risk assessment, test the atmosphere with a gas detector, and use harnesses, tripods and winches correctly.
Delegates will also know how to enter, work and exit safely, and how to self-rescue using escape breathing apparatus if conditions change.
What the course covers:
- Identify confined spaces and the hazards they present
- Understand legal requirements and relevant regulations
- Carry out risk assessments and create safe systems of work
- Select and use the correct equipment for confined space entry
- Use gas detection equipment safely and effectively
- Operate escape breathing apparatus and understand its limitations
- Correctly use ropes, harnesses, tripods and man-riding winches
- Apply correct PPE and hygiene practices
- Conduct equipment testing, maintenance and examinations
- Implement safe communication, entry and rescue procedures
- Complete practical entry and self-rescue assessments
Overview:
A blend of classroom theory and supervised entries into our Dublin rig, so delegates leave with knowledge and practical competence.
Training Includes:
- Hands-on practical confined space exercises
- Live demonstrations of entry, rescue and equipment use
- Classroom-based tutorials and theory sessions
- Real-world confined space scenarios
- Practical and written assessments
About
This course is delivered in line with current Irish health and safety law and the HSA Code of Practice for Working in Confined Spaces, so delegates learn the legal duties that apply to their work.
Legislation
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Confined Spaces) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 218 of 2001)
- HSA Code of Practice for Working in Confined Spaces (2017)
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (work equipment and PPE)
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013
About
Please read the following before attending, so you’re prepared for the practical and physical parts of the course.
Before you attend
- Arrive with your full ppe.
- You must be physically fit, as the course includes a practical entry exercise.
- A certificate is issued on successful completion of the practical and written assessments.
- Training runs at ITS Dublin or on your site anywhere in Ireland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The ITS one-day course costs €230 per person at our Dublin centre. On-site group pricing is quoted on request.
Yes. The Confined Spaces Regulations 2001 require anyone entering a confined space to be trained and competent. This course provides that training for most entry work.
One day, with theory, practical rig entries and a written assessment.
No. You do need to be physically fit, as the course includes practical entry exercises.
It covers safe entry with escape breathing apparatus and self-rescue, which suits most medium-risk work such as chambers, tanks and sewers.
Most employers expect confined space training to be refreshed every 3 years.
Yes. Our mobile unit runs this course on client sites across Ireland, including Cork, Galway, Limerick and the midlands.
Yes. Content follows the 2001 Regulations and the HSA Code of Practice for Working in Confined Spaces.
Students must arrive with their full ppe.
Where You Will Train
ITS Dublin
- Unit 2, Willsborough Cluster, Clonshaugh Business & Technology Park, Dublin, D17 TE84
One of Ireland’s largest health and safety training providers, delivering accredited courses since 2000. Train in our purpose-built confined space rig in Dublin, close to the M50 and Dublin Airport, or book our mobile unit to train on your site anywhere in Ireland.
