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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (GENERAL) REGULATION 2007 (NO 36 OF 2007) - REG 58

Particular measures for clearing before entry

    (1)     This section applies if a confined space must be cleared of contaminants to comply with section 56 (Entry to and work in confined spaces).

    (2)     A person in control of a workplace must ensure that, if appropriate, the confined space is cleared of all contaminants by using a suitable purging agent that displaces contaminants from the confined space.

    (3)     A person in control of a workplace must ensure that pure oxygen or a gas mixture in a concentration of more than 21% of oxygen by volume is not used to purge or ventilate the confined space.



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