Confined Space Entry
This course enables learners to demonstrate knowledge of confined spaces and their permit notification and implementation requirements.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Topic
- Confined Space / Gas Detection
At a glance
Course details
Duration: 1/2 day
Unit Standard:
| Unit # | Name | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18426 | Demonstrate knowledge of hazards associated with confined spaces | 3 | 4 |
Overview
Confined Space Entry course overview
IMPAC’s focus is on building capable people who understand how critical it is to get confined space entry right. Participants leave with a clear understanding of their responsibilities, the controls required to manage confined space risks, and how to work within permit and monitoring requirements. Your team steps back onto the site with the confidence to carry out confined space entry safely and consistently.
Curriculum
What you'll cover
This course is designed for:
- Workers who may need to enter a confined space as part of planned maintenance, inspection, cleaning, or shutdown work.
- Site supervisors and team leaders who need to understand entry controls, permit requirements, and observation duties.
- Safety officers and health and safety personnel supporting confined space work in higher-risk environments.
- Teams operating in construction, mining, petrochemical, and other workplaces where hazardous atmospheres or restricted-entry spaces are part of the job.
- Organisations wanting staff to understand the practical requirements for safe entry before work starts and while entry is underway.
Our approach
+IMPAC's Confined Space Entry training approach
This training is built around how confined space entry decisions are made in real workplaces. Learners work through the sequence that matters on site: identifying the space, understanding what could change during the job, checking permit requirements, confirming controls, and knowing what needs to be monitored before and during entry.
The training uses practical discussion and worked examples to show where confined space entry can break down. That includes common issues such as incomplete hazard identification, weak permit discipline, poor communication between entrants and observers, and failing to recognise when atmospheric conditions can shift.
The result is a learning experience that helps people connect the rules to the job in front of them. Instead of leaving with abstract theory, participants leave with a clearer understanding of how to apply entry controls, roles, and monitoring requirements in day-to-day work.
Format
Course format and duration
Upcoming sessions
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There are no public sessions scheduled at this time. Please contact us to arrange in-house training or to be notified when new dates are available.
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Frequently asked questions
This course is suited to workers, supervisors, and safety personnel involved in confined space work or overseeing it. It is particularly relevant in construction, mining, petrochemical, and other higher-risk environments where oxygen depletion, toxic atmospheres, engulfment, or restricted access may be present. It is a good fit for people who need to understand how confined space entry is planned, controlled, and carried out safely in practice.
Yes, workers must be trained and competent before entering a confined space. While the law does not prescribe a specific course, PCBUs are required to ensure workers understand the hazards, permits, controls, and monitoring requirements involved in confined space entry.
Learners need written and spoken English equivalent to NCEA Level 1 (Year 11) or an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher. This helps ensure learners can follow permit requirements, hazard controls, and emergency procedures during training and assessment. If additional support may be required, please contact our team before enrolment.
This is a half-day course, providing focused confined space entry training without requiring a full day away from site.
Yes, this course includes one assessment for NZQA Unit Standard 18426.
Learners who successfully complete the assessment are awarded NZQA Unit Standard 18426, which covers hazard identification and safe work practices for confined space entry.
No, confined space entry training focuses on the entry process, hazards, permit requirements, and the controls needed to manage the work safely. Atmospheric testing and gas detection training go deeper into testing atmospheres, interpreting readings, and responding to test results. These topics are covered together in IMPAC’s two-day Confined Space and Gas Detection course.
IMPAC recommends refresher training at least every two years to maintain practical competence in safety-critical confined space work. Some clients, sites, or industry requirements may require more frequent refresher training, particularly where workplace risks, procedures, or equipment change.
No. NZQA unit standards remain on a learner’s Record of Achievement and do not expire. However, refresher training can help learners maintain safe confined space entry practices and emergency response capability as workplace conditions and procedures change over time.
Yes, this course is available for in-house delivery nationwide. In-house training can help organisations provide workers with a consistent understanding of confined space entry requirements and safe work practices.
Please bring the following to training:
- Closed footwear
- A driver’s licence or another form of photo identification
In-house: $2500 + GST for up to 14 persons.
Continue learning
Further study options
If you’re continuing your learning journey in health and safety, this course can contribute towards IMPAC’s Certificate in Applied Workplace Health and Safety Practices (Level 3), which leads to the New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 3).
This course is a elective module within the programme, allowing you to build on your existing training while working towards a recognised qualification over time. Browse all Confined Space / Gas Detection training courses.
This programme is approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under section 439 of the Education and Training Act 2020, and Impac Services Limited is accredited to provide it under section 441 of the Education and Training Act.
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