Confined Spaces Permit Writer
Practical training for anyone responsible for assessing and authorising confined space entry — building the judgement to write a permit that's actually safe, not just paperwork.
What to expect
A half-day CPD session for supervisors, managers, and anyone with authority to sign off confined space entry work. Confined spaces are one of the highest-consequence areas of workplace safety — the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 exist because getting this wrong doesn't just cause injury, it kills, and often kills would-be rescuers too. This course builds genuine competence in the permit-to-work process: assessing whether entry is actually necessary, what controls a specific space actually needs, and when to say no.
- Duties under the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 and the hierarchy of control — avoiding entry wherever reasonably practicable
- Identifying and classifying confined spaces correctly, including spaces that aren't obviously confined
- Atmospheric testing and monitoring — what to test for, when, and how to interpret readings
- Writing a permit that reflects the real risks of the specific space, not a generic template
- Emergency arrangements and rescue planning — assessed and in place before entry, never as an afterthought
- Roles and responsibilities: permit issuer, entrant, and standby person, and where authority sits
- Permit duration, review, and revocation — knowing when to stop work
Built around your company, your values and your processes
Delivered using real examples from your own sites and the specific confined spaces your team actually works in or around.
Who it's for
Supervisors, managers, and anyone who authorises, issues, or signs off confined space entry permits — not the entrants themselves, but the people responsible for deciding whether entry should happen at all.