Course Description

The SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) Safety Certification course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and hands-on skills required to safely use SCBA equipment in hazardous and oxygen-deficient environments. This course is critical for personnel working in oil & gas, firefighting, confined spaces, chemical plants, and emergency response teams. Participants learn the principles of respiratory protection, types of SCBA, limitations, inspection, donning and doffing techniques, air management, and emergency procedures such as low-air situations and equipment failure. The course emphasizes practical drills and simulated emergency conditions in accordance with international respiratory protection standards and best industry practices.

Course Objectives

Understand respiratory hazards and SCBA limitations

Safely inspect, don, operate, and remove SCBA

Manage air supply and emergency procedures

Apply SCBA use in confined and hazardous spaces

Audience

This course designed for Emergency response teams, Firefighters, Confined space workers, Oil & gas personnel, Safety officers.

Prerequisites

Basic HSE awareness

Medical fitness for respirator use

Course Content

Respiratory hazards and oxygen-deficient atmospheres

Types of respiratory protection

SCBA components and functions

Inspection and maintenance

Donning and doffing techniques

Air management principles

Emergency procedures (low air, entanglement)

Practical drills and simulations

Written and practical assessment

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