Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 61

    (1)     An employer or self-employed person must erect signs that comply with subregulation (2) in the immediate vicinity of a confined space for any period that—

        (a)     work is performed in the confined space; or

        (b)     work is performed in preparation for, or completion of, work in the confined space.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

500 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (2)     The signs must—

        (a)     identify the confined space; and

        (b)     notify employees that they must not enter the confined space unless they have a confined space entry permit; and

        (c)     be clear and prominently positioned next to each entry point to the confined space.