Confined Space Entry and Rescue (Low and Medium Risk) (CSERLM)
The Confined Space Entry and Rescue (Low and Medium Risk) (CSERLM) course builds on the foundation content of the Safe Working in Confined Spaces (Low and Medium Risk. Horizontal and Vertical) (SWCSHV) course. In addition, this course introduces the skills required to undertake co-worker rescues from low and medium risk confined spaces, including the use of a vertical lift of a casualty in a rescue stretcher.
(Formerly known as Confined Space Entry and Rescue 1 – CSER1).
Contact hours
12 hours (2 days)
or
6 hours (1 day) in addition to in-date Rescue 3 Safe Working in Confined Spaces (Low and Medium Risk. Horizontal and Vertical) (SWCSHV)
Prerequisites:
- Minimum age: 18
Course content includes
- Rescue 3 introduction and philosophy
- Confined space definitions, hazards and categories
- Legislation and standards
- Personal safety
- Safe systems of work for confined space entry
- Isolation – lock-out, tag-out, try-out
- Introduction to air monitoring
- Rescue plans, incident size-up and incident management
- Personal and team equipment
- Entry procedures
- Communications and verbal commands
- Loads and forces
- Medical considerations
- Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) – escape sets
- Use of a 4-gas diffuse meter
- Confined space ventilation
- Knots and terminations
- Anchor systems
- Dynamic risk assessment and safety checks
- On-scene safety briefing and site control
- Standard tripod configuration and mechanical hoisting
- Work restraint
- Vertical confined space entry and exit
- Emergency procedures
- Reach type rescue with a telescopic pole
- Raising/lowering systems and mechanical advantage
- Confined space rescue harnesses and stretchers
- Casualty care and packing
- Rescue of a casualty from a low/medium risk confined space
Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points
Rescue 3 Europe course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points
The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.
Qualification valid for
3 years
Taught by:
- Confined Space Entry and Rescue Instructor (CSERI)
- Confined Space Rescue Operator Instructor (CSROI)
- Confined Space Rescue Technician Instructor (CSRTI)
- Confined Space Rescue Specialist Instructor (CSRSI)
Recertification options
Instructor to student ratios
Student resources
Student resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.
Instructor resources
Instructor resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.
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