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Hazardous Areas Awareness

Online

Face to Face

Aims to train various personnel on the risks of operating in high-risk flammable and combustible environments.

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Hazardous areas are locations where gases, vapours, mists, or dusts are present in quantities that could create an explosive atmosphere. Working in these environments requires specific precautions to ensure workers are properly protected, adequately trained, and aware of the conditions that may lead to ignition. Anyone carrying out tasks in hazardous areas must understand the potential for ignition and the control measures needed to maintain a safe workplace.

This course is suitable for anyone who may enter or work in a hazardous area, including cleaning staff, HSE personnel, tradespeople, and management.

Course Details

Certification

Participants will receive a Statement of Attendance. This Statement is issued by Pinnacle Safety and Training (RTO 40496).

Course Duration

Option 1 - Online

  • 100% online program
  • Study at your own pace when it suits you
  • Typical duration is 2-3 hours

Option 2 - Face-to-face

  • 4 hours

Price

Option 1 - Online

Option 2 - Face-to-face

Course Overview

This course provides participants with a fundamental understanding of hazardous areas where flammable gases, vapours or dusts may be present. It explains how hazardous areas are classified, common control measures, and the responsibilities of workers operating in or near these environments.

Course Outline

  • Flammable and explosive conditions
  • Properties of flammable substances and combustible dust
  • Identifying ignition sources
  • Relevant legislation, standards and guidance documentation
  • Hazardous area classification systems, including gas zones and dust zones
  • Identifying hazardous area zones, including signage and classification layout drawings
  • Classification of equipment and plant used in hazardous areas, including apparatus groups and temperature classes
  • Workplace requirements, including verification dossiers, risk assessments, signage and workplace guidance documentation
  • Safe work practices, including implementation of control measures, use of PPE, isolation of ignition sources and chemicals, safe operation of equipment and maintaining situational awareness

Course Inclusions

  • We supply all equipment necessary for you to undertake training.
  • Training conducted by experienced industry experts.

Each Trainee Must Provide

Participants must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Have at least a Year 10 level of numeracy, literacy and communication skills
  • Have the ability to read and write English
  • Please contact us if you have any concerns about your level of language literacy or numeracy

For online training, participants must:

  • Use a device that meets the minimum System Requirements of Pinnacle’s e-Learning system (we officially support and recommend modern desktop or laptop computers running Google Chrome web browser). Other personal devices (e.g. phones and tablets) may be compatible, but due to the variety available, we do not officially support these devices.
  • Have a stable internet connection.
  • Use a device that can play sound.
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The guys at Pinnacle were fantastic from start to finish. I’ve undertaken two courses with them over the last three months, and each time, they have provided the relevant industry information needed to achieve a pass in each class. The facility and equipment are new and current for today’s best practices in the workforce.

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