Online awareness training
Confined Spaces
Confined Spaces is a 20-minute online awareness course for general workers who may work near confined spaces but are not authorised to enter them. It explains what makes a space confined, the hazardous conditions that can exist inside, how spaces are classified, and what a non-entrant should and should not do in an emergency.
Duration
20m
On completion
Certificate of completion
Coverage
All Provinces
Per seat
$69.99 CAD
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About the course
What this course covers.
Many of the people who die in confined spaces were not supposed to be in them. A worker sees a co-worker collapse inside a tank or vault and goes in to help, and the same atmosphere takes them too. That is why confined space training is not only for entrants. Every worker who works around tanks, pits, vessels, silos, sumps or vaults needs to know that these spaces exist, why they are dangerous, and that the right response to an emergency is to raise the alarm, not to go in.
This short course gives that awareness. It covers the characteristics of a confined space with examples, the potential hazards inside, from oxygen-deficient or toxic atmospheres to engulfment, and how spaces are classified by the level of hazard and the controls needed before anyone enters. It closes on emergency rescue and, most importantly, the role of a worker who is not authorised to enter.
A note on honesty: the classification language in this course, permit-required and non-permit confined spaces, comes from United States rules. Canadian jurisdictions classify and control confined spaces under their own legislation and use different terms, so this course is suited to general awareness, not to entry. Workers who will enter, monitor or attend a confined space in Canada need a Canadian confined space course and their employer's site-specific training.
Pass mark 80%
Score the pass mark to earn the certificate.
Course outline
4 modules, start to finish
Each module ends with a short knowledge check before you move on.
What is a confined space
The characteristics that make a space confined, with common examples from industry.
Hazards of confined spaces
The hazardous conditions that can be present, including atmospheric and physical hazards.
Classification
How spaces are classified by hazard and the criteria for reclassifying a space, using US terminology.
Emergency rescue and the non-entrant
What happens in a confined space emergency and the role of a worker who is not authorised to enter.
Developed to meet Canadian and provincial standards
What every course includes
Printable and mailed certificates
Digital wallet and wall-sized certificates print the moment the course is passed.
Standards compliant
Built on Canadian federal and provincial legislation, safety standards, and industry best practice.
Self-paced
Unlimited access to the training material. Pause and resume the course any time.
Live student support
Real support is available seven days a week if a learner gets stuck.
Unlimited exam attempts
The exam can be retaken until the learner reaches a passing grade.
Record of training
Training records are stored securely for three years and pulled on demand from the account.
Who it is for
Built for the people running the work
- General workers who work near confined spaces but do not enter them
- Maintenance, plant, warehouse and facility staff
- New workers on sites with tanks, vaults, pits or vessels
- Supervisors who need a short awareness module for their crew
- Employers adding confined space awareness to orientation
What you walk away with
Able to do the job, not just describe it
- Recognise a confined space and give examples
- Describe the hazardous conditions a confined space can contain
- Explain how confined spaces are classified
- Explain why an unauthorised worker must never enter to attempt a rescue
- Know when Canadian entry training is required instead
Pricing
One seat or the whole crew, priced fairly.
A single seat is $69.99 CAD. Buying one at a time, ask our safety experts for 10 percent off your first course. Training more than two or three people is cheaper through a free On-Track Safety corporate account, which also tracks every certificate and renewal date for you. Move the slider to see the difference.
- Free corporate account, no setup fee
- 20 percent off every course for the first three months
- Automatic certificate and expiry tracking for your whole team
Team pricing
What it costs to train your crew
Individual purchases
One seat at a time, list price
$349.95
Individually with a 10% code
Ask our safety experts for a code
$314.96
Through a free corporate account
20% off every course, first three months
$279.96
A corporate account saves you
$69.99
on 5 seats of Confined Spaces
No setup fee. The account also tracks every certificate and expiry date for you.
Certificate and format
How the course runs
Your certificate
Pass at 80 percent to download a certificate of completion. The course can be repeated twice. No expiry period is listed. The certificate records awareness training only, not entry training.
- Fully online and self-paced, about 20 minutes
- Testing throughout to reinforce the material
- Mobile-friendly, works on a phone or tablet
- Instant access once the seat is purchased
- Awareness level only
Why it matters for compliance
Canadian provinces regulate confined space work under their own OHS rules. In Alberta, Part 5 of the OHS Code requires a code of practice, a hazard assessment and training for workers involved in confined space entry. This US-based awareness course does not meet entry training requirements in Canada; use a Canadian confined space course for any worker who will enter, monitor or attend.
Training outside Alberta?
Workers in Alberta and other provinces who will enter or tend confined spaces should take Confined Space Entry and Monitor, Confined Space Entry (Alberta) or Confined Space - Awareness Training (CAN), which are written for Canadian requirements.
Common questions
Questions buyers ask
Does this course qualify me to enter a confined space?
- No. It is a short awareness course for workers who are not authorised to enter. Anyone who will enter, monitor or attend a confined space needs entry-level training under their province's rules and site-specific training from their employer.
Is this a Canadian course?
- The classification terms it uses, permit-required and non-permit confined spaces, come from US rules. The hazards and the emergency message apply anywhere, which is why it works as general awareness, but Canadian entry requirements are different.
How much does the course cost?
- The course is 69.99 CAD per seat. Ask our safety experts for 10 percent off your first course, or a free On-Track Safety corporate account for 20 percent off every course for the first three months.
Why do non-entrants need confined space training?
- Because would-be rescuers are often among the victims of confined space incidents. Knowing not to enter, and to raise the alarm instead, saves lives.
Which course should a Canadian entrant take?
- Confined Space Entry and Monitor for most Canadian workers, Confined Space Entry (Alberta) for Alberta-specific training, or Confined Space Competent Person (CAN) for those who supervise entries.
How long does it take?
- About 20 minutes.
What makes a confined space dangerous?
- Its atmosphere and its limited ways in and out. A confined space can hold too little oxygen, a toxic or flammable atmosphere, or material that can engulf a worker, and it is hard to escape or be rescued from quickly. The course explains these hazards with examples.
Get your team trained, on the record.
Enrol one person now, or set up a free corporate account and train the whole crew at 20 percent off with every certificate tracked for you.