6160-06 City & Guilds Level 4 Award in Plan, Manage and Review Legislative and Safety Compliance for Work in Confined Spaces
This unit is for managers who are responsible for organising, planning, and managing work in confined spaces. The manager may or may not supervise the actual job. It involves managing the work of others in or at confined spaces; reviewing legal requirements; ensuring safety compliance; preparing procedures and appropriate documentation; and making suitable arrangements for dealing with emergencies.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of this unit is to reflect the national occupational standard for planning, managing, and reviewing legislative and safety compliance for work in confined spaces. This unit covers both water and non-water industry areas.
Water: this may include working with potable water, sewage treatment processes, drain and sewer cleaning operations, or where the operative is working in or near water or where 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 utility gas, electrical and mechanical engineering, and some elements of work operations in mines, quarries, and tunnelling.
Delivery Method/Assessment
Theory & Practical Assessment
