Confined Space Awareness for Non-Entrants (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers the Cal/OSHA rule for permit-required confined spaces in general industry (8 CCR 5157) and is written for California general industry workers who do not enter permit-required confined spaces but work where these spaces exist.

What you learn

• What a confined space is
• When a confined space needs a permit
• Why confined spaces kill
• How your employer warns you
• Entry, permits and the people who enter
• What you must never do
• Spot it and report it
• If someone is in trouble
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Concientización sobre espacios confinados para quienes no entran (Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

This course is for non-entrants only. It does not train or qualify anyone as an authorized entrant, attendant, entry supervisor or rescuer; those roles need the employer's own training that establishes proficiency (Section 5157(g)). The course ends with a company review page of the employer's own permit spaces and emergency plan. It does not cover construction work (Title 8 Sections 1950 to 1962), shipyards, or operations under Section 5158 such as agriculture and grain handling.