Enter and work in confined spaces RIIWHS202E

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CONTENTS

Knowledge Evidence Questions…………………………………………………………………………3

Performance Evidence Tasks………………………..………………………………….………………16

Score for Knowledge Assessment………..…………………………………………..………………14

Performance Evidence Tasks………………………..………………………………….………………16

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Question 1 (PC 1.4, 1.9, 2.1, 2.6, 3.5)

Identify three different types of work permit and the work associated with them.

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Question 2 (PC 1.3)

Which of the following are hazards you might find when working in a confined space? (Tick the confined space hazards)

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Question 3 (PC 1.3)

The Hierarchy of Hazard Controls has six steps to follow to control hazards. The first (and most effective) is elimination. List the other five.

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Question 4 (PC 1.1) Before you start work, what should you check so you know what to do?

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Question 5 (PC 1.2)

What documents (paperwork) will help you work out the safety needs of the worksite?

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Question 6 (PC 1.3, 1.4)

Why do you need to check the risk assessment against the entry permit before starting work?

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Question 7 (PC 1.4, 2.6)

Why do you need an Entry Permit to work in a confined space?

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Question 8 (PC 1.7)

Q) If you are an employer and you decide an area is a confined space, what must you do to warn people?

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Question 9 (PC 2.2)

What type of tests/inspections should be carried out on a confined space before a work permit can be issued?

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Question 10 (PC 1.4, 2.6, 3.5)

What sort of information must you provide for a Confined Space Entry Permit?

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Question 11 (PC 1.1)

Q) How do you get a permit to work in a confined space?

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Question 12 (PC 1.1)

A Confined Space Entry Permit has been granted for the job. What must you do with it?

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Question 13 (PC 1.1)

What do you do to warn people about a confined space?

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Question 14 (PC 1.1)

You arrive at work and discover there has been heavy rain over night. Work conditions have changed. What must you do?

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Question 15 (PC 1.1)

How can you be sure that the incident/emergency response plan is appropriate to the job?

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Question 16 (PC 1.4, 2.7)

The work you need to do in the confined space is going to take longer than what has been approved on the entry permit. What must you do?

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Question 17 (PC 1.6, 1.8)

Your gas monitor sounds an alarm for LEL. Why would you stop using power tools and leave the confined space as quickly as possible?

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Question 18 (PC 2.2)

What steps do you take to test gas levels before entering a duct, vent or shaft?

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Question 19 (PC 2.2)

What should be done with atmosphere/atmospheric monitoring instruments before they are used?

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Question 20 (PC 2.2)

List three (3) dangers the gas monitor tests for.

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Question 21 (PC 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)

Q) You may need to heat a space before workers can enter it. What other things might you do to prepare a confined space for entry?

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Question 22 (PC 1.3, 2.3)

What can you do to isolate a hazard?

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Question 23 (PC 2.6)

What does purging a confined space mean?

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Question 24 (PC 2.5)

Why do confined space teams need a standby person?

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Question 25 (PC 1.6, 2.5) Q) You are the standby person and you see a worker has collapsed inside the confined space. What do you do? (Tick the right answer)

a) Rush into the confined space to rescue the worker; or

b) Immediately put the emergency response / rescue plan into action.

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Question 26 (PC 1.6, 2.5)

Q) How does the standby person communicate with workers in the confined space?

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Question 27 (PC 1.1)

(Q) Circle as True or False the following statements about fall arrest safety equipment:

a) Use a personal energy absorber if your fall arrest safety equipment does NOT have one built in.

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b) Use a personal energy absorber when you are using a retractable lanyard.

Yes / No

c) Never use a personal energy absorber if the lanyard has a built-in energy absorber.

Yes / No

d) Never use a personal energy absorber when you are using an inertia reel or retractable lanyard.

Yes / No

Question 28 (PC 1.8) The equipment you need to use is damaged and unusable, what should you do?

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Question 29 (PC 1.5)

When should you make sure you are using intrinsically safe equipment? Why?

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Question 30 (PC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5)

List some steps you must take as you finish the job and leave a confined space.

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Question 31 (PC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)

Why do you inspect the confined space as you are leaving?

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Question 32 (PC 3.5)

When the work is finished, who must sign the permit?

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Question 33 (PC 4.3)

Why must you give your harness fall equipment a good clean and then store it in a cool dry place?

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Question 34 (PC 4.3)

Q) How do you look after your gas monitoring equipment after you have finished work?

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Question 35 (PC 4.1)

Q) What might you need to do if you have been using your personal protective equipment (PPE) in a toxic area?

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Question 36 (PC 4.2)

Q) What should you do when you have finished work?

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Question 37 (PC 4.4)

Q) What should you do to check your gas monitoring equipment?

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Question 38 (PC 4.5)

Q) How should you process written maintenance records?

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