This City & Guilds course reflects the national occupational standard for working as a rescue and recovery team member in confined spaces and covers water and non-water industry areas. 

Water: this may include working with potable water, sewage treatment processes, drain and sewer cleaning operations, where the operative is working in or near water or where a 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, utilities, gas, electrical and mechanical engineering and some elements of work operations in mines, quarries and tunnelling. 

This City and Guild’s course is endorsed by Energy and Utility Skills.

The course is delivered through a combination of classroom-based tutorials and practical assignments. Delegates will be assessed through a mixture of theory and practical tests. 

Agenda:  

• Overseeing safety checks of the entry and rescue teams prior to commencing work activities 
• Entering and exiting confined spaces safely as part of a rescue and recovery team 
• Checking all equipment and tools are suitable for the task and understanding how to use them safely 
• Following procedures and working safely as a member of a rescue and recovery team 
• Understanding the principles of working as part of a rescue and recovery team 
• Understanding standard protocols for working in rescue and recovery teams 
• Assessments – both practical and written  

This three-day course is suitable for anyone who works or is preparing to work as part of a rescue and recovery team in confined spaces. It includes preparing to carry out emergency activities, entering and exiting confined spaces safely, using emergency equipment, conducting casualty recovery and handling devices per manufacturers' specifications, rescuing and recovering casualties, following procedures and working safely. 

If working as a rescue and recovery team member, learners must also hold the City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Working in High Risk Confined Spaces qualification (6160-03) or an equivalent qualification*. 

Delegates participating in this course must be a minimum age of 18, clean-shaven, medically fit to wear a breathing apparatus, and able to enter a confined space. Delegates who arrive with facial hair will not be accepted onto the course. Delegates should generally not have problems with eyesight or hearing, heart disease, high blood pressure, epilepsy, fear of heights / confined spaces, vertigo, giddiness/difficulty with balance, impaired limb function, alcohol or drug dependence or psychiatric illness.

Due to the nature of confined space work and the emphasis placed on communication, there is only the provision for the practical and knowledge assessments to be undertaken in English. City and Guilds do not permit interpreters for this course.

*Equivalent qualifications must cover the same content as the current National Occupational Standards and be confirmed by the City and Guilds Quality Team. 

Following successful completion of the course, delegates' results will be audited by a City & Guilds quality assurance process. On completion, a Level 3 Award in Working as a Member of a Rescue and Recovery Team in Confined Spaces (6160-08) certificate will be issued (please note the quality assurance process may take up to 12 weeks).