Advanced / Program Oversight · 6 Hours · $159.99
Competent Person for Confined Spaces Training
Advanced training under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA for the person responsible for a site's overall confined space program, including hazard classification, program development, and rescue planning. Issues a certificate of completion, not an OSHA certification or designation.
This course is designed to support employer compliance with OSHA confined space training requirements for the person overseeing a site's confined space program. It provides online instruction and a certificate of completion but does not mean OSHA has certified or endorsed the student, employer, or training provider, and it does not, by itself, make someone a Competent Person. Training is provided through HAZWOPER OSHA Training, LLC.
What "Competent Person" means: OSHA defines a competent person by knowledge, experience, hazard-recognition ability, and authority to take corrective action. This course supports and builds that knowledge, but the employer must designate and authorize the competent person for the specific worksite; a certificate of completion alone doesn't confer the designation.
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Role & Purpose
Who Should Take This Course
Who Should Enroll
Safety managers, EHS coordinators, and program owners responsible for identifying and classifying confined spaces, building the written program, and planning rescue capability across a site.
Who Should Not Rely on This Course Alone
Entrants and attendants should take Permit-Required Entry training; those only authorizing individual permits should take Supervisor training. Completing this course does not by itself make someone the site's designated Competent Person. That designation is the employer's to make.
Typical Job Titles
Safety managers, EHS/HSE coordinators, project managers on federally funded or large-scale projects, corporate safety directors.
Learning Objectives
What You'll Be Able to Do
- Identify hazards and classify every confined space on a site
- Build and maintain a written permit space program that entrants, attendants, and supervisors can follow
- Develop rescue and emergency preparedness plans, including in-house vs. contracted rescue capability
- Maintain recordkeeping practices that hold up under audit or OSHA inspection
- Determine when a space can be reclassified as non-permit and document that decision
- Understand the authority and limits of the Competent Person role under the standard
Curriculum
Course Modules
- 01
Defining the Competent Person Role
Authority and responsibility under 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA.
- 02
Advanced Hazard Identification
Classifying every confined space on a site and documenting the evaluation.
- 03
Permit System Development
Building a written program that entrants, attendants, and supervisors can actually follow.
- 04
Rescue Planning & Emergency Preparedness
Choosing between in-house rescue capability and a dedicated rescue service.
- 05
Recordkeeping & Program Audits
Keeping the paperwork and the program itself defensible over time.
- 06
Knowledge Check
A short knowledge check confirms understanding of key concepts before your certificate is issued.
Regulatory Alignment
OSHA Standards Covered
This course is designed around the following OSHA standards. See the full OSHA Confined Space Standards guide for plain-language summaries and official links.
29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA
Confined Spaces in Construction, including Competent Person program-level responsibilities.
1926.1211: Rescue & Emergency
Rescue planning and emergency service coordination the Competent Person typically oversees.
29 CFR 1910.146
General Industry Permit-Required Confined Spaces standard, referenced where applicable.
Assessment & Certificate
Knowledge Check & Certificate
Knowledge Check
A passing score is required on the end-of-course knowledge check to receive your certificate. Retakes are available if needed.
Certificate Issued
A certificate of completion is issued immediately, valid for 36 months before a refresher is recommended.
Course Access
3-month completion timeline from enrollment, with 1-year access to training materials.
Certificate of Completion
Competent Person for Confined Spaces Training
- Student Name
- Jane A. Sample
- Certificate ID
- CS-CP-000000
- Training Hours
- 6.0
- Completion Date
- MM/DD/YYYY
- Issuing Provider
- HAZWOPER OSHA Training, LLC
- Standards Referenced
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA
This is a redacted sample layout, not a real certificate. View an actual sample certificate on HAZWOPER OSHA Training's course page →
Logistics
Formats, Refunds & Employer Responsibility
Other Formats
This course is on-demand online by default. SCORM packages, Virtual Instructor-Led sessions, and In-Person Group training are available through HAZWOPER OSHA Training.
Refunds & Cancellation
See our Refund Policy for cancellation terms.
Employer Responsibility
Online training builds the knowledge base, but the employer must formally designate and authorize the Competent Person, verify rescue capability, and maintain program documentation for their specific site.
Program oversight often requires site walks, hands-on classification exercises, and coordination with a rescue provider that this online course cannot fully replace. See our rescue planning guide for what a complete rescue plan requires.
Provider Credentials
This course is delivered through HAZWOPER OSHA Training, LLC, an IACET-accredited safety education provider. OSHA does not certify, approve, or endorse individual training providers or programs.
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6 hours, self-paced. $159.99 per seat. Certificate on completion.