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Four Reasons Why You Should Take a CPR Class in Addition to Confined Spaces Training

18 August 2016

Warren Davis

If you work in confined spaces such as attics, crawl spaces or the like, you may need confined spaces training. Ideally for your safety and the safety of your coworkers, you should also consider taking a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) class. Here's why:

1. Many confined spaces training programs do not include CPR training.

Confined spaces trainings are comprehensive courses that last a few days in most cases. These courses cover a number of issues such as identifying confined spaces, working safely in them, using safety equipment to check oxygen levels and such like. They also, in many cases, cover information about contaminants and airborne gasses. Unfortunately, however, due to limited time, these courses typically do not cover CPR training.

2. CPR training can be essential in a confined spaces emergency.

One of the risks of working in confined spaces is that they don't have a lot of ventilation, and they may not have enough oxygen to breathe. In confined spaces training, you learn how to test the oxygen levels. However, in case you make a mistake or something happens, you need to know what to do if someone you are working with passes out.

Ideally, you should remove them from the space as quickly as possible. However, as their heart is deprived of oxygen, it may stop beating. You should call emergency services immediately, but then, you should perform CPR until emergency services arrive. CPR consists of chest decompressions combined with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and it can help to jumpstart the heart.

3. Advanced confined spaces training often includes basic emergency response procedures.

Ultimately, if you decide to take an advanced confined spaces training course, you will get some training in basic emergency training. This type of training, however, is not required for everyone. Rather, people who act as standbys or who supervise areas are required to take these classes. However, if the supervisor stops breathing, it can be really helpful if someone else on the team knows CPR.

4. Pairing CPR with confined spaces training can bolster your resume.

Confined spaces training can help to bolster your resume, especially if you are a builder, a cable TV installer, an electrician or someone in a similar profession. However, adding CPR training to the list of courses you have taken can also help your resume. The two together work perfectly on a CV or in real life.

For more tips on why you may want to take a CPR class as well as confined spaces training, contact a training centre.

 

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