
This course refreshes your knowledge and skills by combining confined spaces planning, observing and entry with the use of gas testing equipment. It is about the safety of people who enter confined spaces including risk assessment and emergency procedures. Student will need to perform a simulated confined space entry safely.
NZQA units standards refreshed
- 18426: Demonstrate knowledge of hazards associated with Confined Spaces
- 17599: Plan a Confined Space entry
- 25510: Operate at atmospheric testing device to determine a suitable atmosphere exists to work safely
- 3058: Perform gas testing in an energy and chemical environment
ENTRY CRITERIA:
- Students that refresh the unit standards must hold the current unit standards or at least one of the units.
- Numeracy and Literacy: All students must have the ability to write, speak and understand basic English to complete the assessments.
- Recommended: 23229 - Use safety harness system when working at height. (Available form SureSafety)

Course description
This course refreshes your knowledge and skills by combining scenarios that allows the permit issuer and permit receiver the ability to refresh on their roles and responsibilities under the permit to work procedure. The course includes completing a risk assessment associated with the task and how we can mitigate the risks to the lowest level by putting most effective controls in place.
NZQA units standards refreshed
- 17588: Apply for, accept, and carry out work according to a work permit in the workplace
- 17590: Issue worksite specific workplace permits
- 30265: Apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role
ENTRY CRITERIA:
- Students that refresh the unit standards must hold the current unit standards.
- Numeracy and Literacy: All students must have the ability to write, speak and understand basic English to complete the assessments.

This course refreshes your knowledge and skills of the duties of a Fire and Emergency Warden, including identifying safe evacuation routes, assembly points and how to effectively run an evacuation.
NZQA units standards refreshed
- 18408: Demonstrate knowledge of fire and emergency warden duties in the workplace
ENTRY CRITERIA:
- Students that refresh the unit standards must hold the current unit standards or at least one of the units.
- Numeracy and Literacy: All students must have the ability to write, speak and understand basic English to complete the assessments.