Course for work in confined spaces and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Recipients and focus areas
The course is for anyone working in confined spaces or environments that are potentially polluted, including the employer when involved in the work activities. It provides solid theoretical and practical preparation, including an analysis of Italian Presidential Decree 177, procedures for identifying and managing risks and hazards, training in the use of Personal Protective Equipment.
Fact sheet
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- Course duration: 8 hours – the relative legislation does not provide an indication of the length, this is what we believe to be the minimum to acquire effective knowledge on the topic
- Frequency of refresher training: not regulated
- Classroom/e-learning: classroom training, practical training with equipment simulating confinement/contamination may be included in the course
- Requirements: the workers concerned must have already carried out high risk category training
- Certification: At the end of the course, a certificate of attendance will be issued with proof of learning if the following criteria are met
- attendance: at least 90% of the scheduled hours
- a learning test in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire must be taken and the minimum score to pass is 70%
- practical training must be carried out and successfully completed, at the sole discretion of the instructor:
- Legal framework: DPR n. 177 of 14 September 2011
Activities
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Managing and monitoring training activities
Key features of the “ELAGA” software which manages training
All training provided by the PLS GROUP is managed using the ELAGA software which is owned by PLS. The software is web-oriented and is hosted on a dedicated server located in Italy. It manages distance learning (e-learning), generating credentials, allowing event login, evaluating trainees and issuing certificates automatically and immediately; and in-person classroom training with a record of all the classroom sessions held (run by our specialist teams), issuing the relative certificates.
The ELAGA software is based on the development of a tailored Company Training Plan, which highlights the courses provided to each worker (using their tax identification code) on the basis of their training needs according to applicable legislation, their duties, role and any other relevant aspects. For each user, the PLS team defines and activates the training required on the basis of the individual’s job description and role in the company. The Company Training Plan is a tool which also allows the validity of certification and refresher course requirements to be handled systematically.
Each individual user’s training record can be viewed using Elaga, both for courses run directly by PLS and those taken with other providers; in the case of previous training not delivered by PLS, it is still possible to track the expiry dates and mandatory renewal requirements and, if requested, store all the users’ certificates so that they can be retrieved as needed from the platform.
The trainees also have a tutor, as envisaged in the Italian State-Regions Agreement, who is available to provide clarification and a remote assistance service to solve any technical problems.
Personalised training courses
On the one hand there is compulsory training, established within the regulations that govern the day to day running of any company; on the other hand, there is a different kind of professional development. It is here that the company nurtures its assets: its guiding values, which go beyond any legal requirements.
Growth in terms of the development of skills is most effective when it is both practical and engaging; training is most effective when it is firmly rooted in the specific context of the company.
At PLS we create personalised training projects based on what is most precious to our client company: our courses can be adapted to the company’s schedule and sites, the content can be tailored to its specific requests, reflecting brand values as well as ensuring coherence with the training programmes developed by the HR department.