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Why You Need a Rescue Team for Confined Space Work - Legal Obligations & Life Saving Support

INFRATEC Training promotional image showing three high-visibility rescue team members wearing safety helmets and harnesses at an industrial site, with text highlighting the legal need for confined space rescue teams.

Confined Space Rescue Teams: Your Legal and Moral Obligation

When it comes to working in confined paces such as tanks, vessels, tunnels, sewers or silos the risks are substantial. Toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, flooding, collapse or entrapment are just a few of the life threatening hazards workers may encounter. In these HIGH RISK environments, having a professional rescue team on standby isn't just best practice it's often a legal requirement.


At INFRATEC Training, we provide trained, fully equipped confined space rescue teams for businesses across the UK. But why exactly is a rescue team essential? And what does UK legislation say about it?


What the Law Says

Under the Confined Space Regulations 1997, employers must:

"Ensure that no person enters a confined space to carry out work unless there is a suitable and sufficient arrangement for the rescue of persons in the event of an emergency"


This is reinforced by other health and safety laws including:

  • The Health and Safety at Work etc... Act 1974

  • The Management of Health and Safety Work Regulations 1999

  • The Work at Height Regulations 2005 (for vertical entry rescue situations)

These regulations make it clear: if there's a foreseeable risk of serious injury in a confined space, a rescue plan must be in place and that plan must be realistic, rehearsed and resourced.


Why a Professional Rescue Team is Vital

A confined space rescue team is more than a legal checkbox, it's a life saving asset.

Here's what INFRATEC's teams bring to your site

  • ✅ Qualified Rescue Personnel - All team members are trained in confined space rescue, emergency handling, gas detection, first aid and compliance.

  • ✅ Specialist Equipment - Including breathing apparatus, stretchers, winches, gas monitors, breathing apparatus and communication systems.

  • ✅ Immediate Response - Our teams are on site prepared to act within seconds not minutes.

  • ✅ Competent Planning - We review your entry procedures and risk assessments to ensure every emergency scenario has a matched response.

  • ✅ Compliance Assurance - With INFRATEC, you're demonstrating due diligence and compliance to regulators, clients and your workforce.

Confined space rescue team in full protective gear performing a simulated emergency casualty extraction in a low light, smoke filled environment.
Rescue Team Training
Who Needs Rescue Teams?

Any organisation where confined space entry occurs should consider a standby rescue team. This includes.

  • Utilities and water companies.

  • Petrochemical plants.

  • Food and beverage production sites.

  • Construction and civil engineering contractors.

  • Local authorities and highways agencies.

Whether it's a planned shutdown, maintenance or reactive work, rescue provision must be proportionate to the risk and INFRATEC can help you asses that.


Why Choose INFRATEC?

We don't just train people to work safely we deliver the safety solution.


At INFRATEC Training, our confined space rescue teams are available for short term, long term and emergency deployments across the UK. Every team includes Rescue Supervisor and trained Rescue Team Members, supported by industry leading equipment, real time communications and gas testing where required.

We also provide Confined Space Risk Assessments, Emergency Procedures, Site Specific Rescue Planning and can also deliver training to your employees while on site.


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If you're planning confined space work, don't leave safety to chance.

📞 Call us now on: 01642 654963

 
 
 

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