Confined Spaces
Contents
Section
4
Safety
and
Operational
Procedures
21
4.1 General
21
4.2 Risk assessment
22
4.3
Defining
features
of
a
Confined
Space
23
4.4
Confined
Space
Classification
24
4.5
Low
Risk
Confined
Spaces
25
4.6
Moderate
Risk
Confined
Spaces
26
4.7
High
Risk
Confined
Spaces
27
4.8
Safe
Working
Procedures 27
4.9 Injuries, Diseases or Dangerous Occurrences. Not used. See CER
32
Section
5
Documentation
and
Control
33
5.1 General
33
5.2
Safety
Method
Statements 33
5.3 Permits to Work
35
5.4 Controlled Access Low Risk Confined Spaces
38
5.5
Confined
Spaces
Register 39
5.6
Equipment
Register
40
5.7
Document
Cabinet
40
5.8
Keys
and
Key
Cabinets
41
5.9
Procedures
for
Remote
Sites
43
Section
6
Construction
Design
and
Management 43
6.1 General
45
6.2 Designer's Duties
45
6.3 Contractor's Duties
46
Section 7 Health and Safety
49
7.1 General
49
Section 8 Training
51
8.1
Authorising
Engineers
51
8.2
Authorised
Persons
51
8.3
Confined
Spaces
Work
Team
53
8.4
Confined
Spaces
Visitors
54
8.5
Emergency
Rescue
Team
55
Section
9
Audit
&
Monitoring 57
9.1 See CER
57
Section
10 Medical
Requirements
61
10.1 General
61
10.2
Bacterial
and
Viral
Infection
61
10.3
Medical
Examinations
61
Section
11 Plant
and
Equipment
63
11.1 Safe Access
63
11.2
Personnel
Protective
Equipment
63
11.3
Atmospheric
Testing
Equipment
64
11.4
Maintenance
and
Examination
of
Equipment
64
11.5
Test
Certificates
and
Examination
Records
65
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