Compliant, rapid-response confined space rescue teams, standby cover, entry planning, equipment provision and emergency extraction across the UK — 24/7/365.
Confined space rescue requires specialist training, planning and equipment. Tanks, silos, vessels, pipelines, sewers and underground chambers all present hazards. General emergency services are not always equipped to handle toxic or oxygen-depleted atmospheres, entrapment and restricted access at speed.
Triton Risk Management provides confined space rescue teams, standby cover, entry planning, equipment provision and emergency extraction for organisations across the UK. Our personnel are trained to current industry standards and deploy with the specialist kit needed to enter, stabilise and extract casualties safely.
Regulation 5 requires that suitable and sufficient emergency arrangements are in place before anyone enters a confined space — regardless of whether the emergency arises from a specified risk such as toxic atmosphere or engulfment, and covering all foreseeable incidents.
"Suitable and sufficient" means the arrangements must be ready to activate immediately. Relying on the public emergency services alone is unlikely to meet this standard. Response times, access difficulties and the need for specialist equipment and training all mean that on-site rescue provision is usually required for medium- and high risk entries.
Triton's rescue teams, entry procedures and rescue plans are built around these requirements. We work with clients to review existing arrangements, identify gaps and put compliant rescue provision in place.
Five disciplines, one accountable provider — joined up across rescue, training and on-site medical support.
Every entry should be supported by a written rescue plan covering atmospheric risk assessment, extraction method and route, communication procedures, equipment requirements, resuscitation provision and handover to emergency services. We develop plans tailored to each site and audit existing arrangements against the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 and current HSE guidance.
Standby cover for planned entries — from single-day maintenance jobs to long shutdowns and turnarounds. Our operatives are stationed on site throughout the entry, ready to deploy immediately, equipped with the extraction, breathing apparatus, atmospheric monitoring and medical equipment specified in the site rescue plan.
Supply and management of harnesses, winches, breathing apparatus and atmospheric monitoring tools, maintained to the highest standards to ensure reliability in critical situations.
When an incident occurs, our rescue teams carry out extraction using the procedures and equipment in the site rescue plan. Personnel are trained in casualty handling, atmospheric assessment and the use of retrieval devices, harnesses and breathing apparatus in restricted spaces — providing first aid and stabilisation before handover to emergency services.
Specialist training programmes for workers and emergency responders, covering safe entry procedures, hazard identification and rescue techniques for confined space environments.
Operational experience across Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Power Generation, Mining and Minerals, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Defence and heavy process industries. Our Rescue Services division works alongside Triton's Training and Medical Services teams — giving clients a joined-up response and a single point of accountability.
Round-the-clock UK coverage. Teams ready to deploy every day of the year, at all hours.
Qualified to the National Occupational Standards for Emergency Rescue and Recovery of Casualties from Confined Spaces, with regular revalidation.
Triton-owned breathing apparatus, retrieval devices, communications and atmospheric monitoring tools, maintained and inspected to current standards.
Arrangements built around the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997, HSE guidance and current industry standards — so your duty of care is demonstrably met.
A set of procedures used to rescue individuals from confined spaces where they may be exposed to hazardous substances, unstable surroundings, asphyxiants or environments not safe for unassisted entry or exit — such as spaces with limited openings or lack of ventilation.
Any space that is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely) where serious injury could occur from hazardous substances or conditions within or nearby — for example tanks, silos, pits, sewers, pipelines and mines. Risks include toxic atmospheres, oxygen deficiency and flammable gases.
Whenever personnel are working in confined spaces that present significant health or safety risks — including operations involving toxic atmospheres, the potential for engulfment, or spaces not designed for continuous occupancy. A standby team ensures immediate response in an emergency.
Triton's teams undergo specialised training covering hazard recognition, safe entry procedures, emergency response, patient extraction techniques and first aid — including the use of rescue equipment, protective gear and communication tools in challenging environments.
Identified hazards and risk assessment for that entry; extraction method and route; communication procedures between the entry team, topside personnel and emergency services; equipment requirements (breathing apparatus, retrieval systems, atmospheric monitors); resuscitation provision; and the roles of each member of the rescue team.
For medium- and high risk entries — where atmospheric hazards, restricted access or the nature of the work make self-rescue unlikely — a dedicated standby team is normally required to satisfy Regulation 5 of the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997. Even for lower-risk entries, some form of rescue arrangement must be in place.
Tell us about your site, entry type and timelines. A senior specialist will respond with a tailored rescue arrangement.
