Confined Space · NI & Ireland
Confined Space Training in NI & Ireland
Accredited, hands-on confined space training at our purpose-built rigs in Portadown and Dublin, or on your own site with our mobile training unit.
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At a glance
Confined space training at a glance
Industry Training Services (ITS) delivers practical confined space training across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The one-day Safe Entry, Escape Breathing Apparatus and Self-Rescue course runs at ITS Portadown (£170 + VAT) and ITS Dublin, and ITS’s mobile training unit brings the same hands-on training to employers’ sites anywhere in Ireland. ITS has delivered health and safety training since 2000.
How It Works
From Booking to Certificate in Four Steps
01
Choose Course
Pick Portadown, Dublin or on-site training, then book online or send us an enquiry
02
Arrive Prepared
Arrive 15 to 30 minutes early with full PPE.
03
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 Across Ireland
Why confined space training matters
Tanks, silos, sewers, manholes, pits and chambers can hide toxic gas, too little oxygen, flooding and entrapment. Many of the people who die in confined spaces are would-be rescuers who went in without the right training or equipment.
The law on both sides of the border requires anyone entering a confined space to be trained and competent. In Northern Ireland that’s the Confined Spaces Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999; in the Republic it’s the Confined Spaces Regulations 2001 and the HSA Code of Practice. Our courses are built around the law that applies where your team works
Who should attend
Our confined space training is used by:
- Water, wastewater and sewer teams, including NI Water and Uisce Éireann contractors
- Utility, telecoms and energy network contractors
- Manufacturing, food, dairy and pharma plants Construction, civils and drainage contractors
- Farms and agri-food businesses
- Supervisors and managers who plan or sign off confined space work
- Purpose-built confined space rigs in Portadown and Dublin, a mobile unit that comes to your site, and trainers with confined space experience from the fire and rescue and water industries.
Why train with ITS
Purpose-built confined space rigs in Portadown and Dublin, a mobile unit that comes to your site, and trainers with confined space experience from the fire and rescue and water industries.
25+
Years Training NI & Ireland
10,000+
Delegates
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Large Scale Training Centres
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Additional Information
Across our confined space courses, delegates learn to:
- Identify confined spaces and their hazards
Understand the law in NI or the Republic of Ireland
Carry out risk assessments and follow a safe system of work and permit
Test the atmosphere with gas detection equipment
Use harnesses, tripods, winches and escape breathing apparatus
Enter, work in and exit safely, and self-rescue if conditions change
Each course follows the law that applies where it’s delivered.
Northern Ireland –
Health and Safety at Work (NI) Order 1978 · Confined Spaces Regulations (NI) 1999 and ACoP L101
Republic of Ireland –
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 · Confined Spaces Regulations 2001 · HSA Code of Practice for Working in Confined Spaces (2017)
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, Portadown or on your site anywhere in Ireland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
ITS runs confined space training at its Dublin centre (D17 TE84), at its Portadown centre in Northern Ireland (BT62 1UH), and on employers’ sites anywhere in Ireland using a mobile training unit.
The one-day course costs £170 + VAT in Portadown and €230 in Dublin. On-site and group training is priced by quote.
One day, with theory, practical rig entries and a written assessment.
Book the course for the jurisdiction where you work, so the legal content matches. If you’re unsure, call either office.
Yes. Our mobile confined space unit comes to your site anywhere in Ireland and sets up in under 30 minutes.
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.
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.
ITS Portadown
- 7 Derryneskan Road, Portadown, Co. Armagh, BT62 1UH
One of Ireland’s largest health and safety training providers, delivering accredited courses since 2000. Train in our purpose-built confined space rig in Portadown, with free parking, a canteen and free tea and coffee, or book our mobile unit to train on your site anywhere in Northern Ireland.
