Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 69

    (1)     An employer or self-employed person must have, in relation to work in a confined space, emergency procedures, in accordance with subregulations (2) and (3), for the control and management of an emergency in the confined space, including procedures for—

        (a)     the rescue of any person from the confined space; and

        (b)     first aid to be provided to any person in the confined space and after rescue from the confined space.

Note

Act compliance—sections 21, 23 and 24 (see regulation 7).

    (2)     The employer or self-employed person must ensure that the emergency procedures—

        (a)     take into account the matters referred to in—

              (i)     regulation 56(2)(a) to (e); and

              (ii)     regulations 65 and 66; and

        (b)     can be carried out immediately after an emergency arises in the confined space.

    (3)     The employer or self-employed person must ensure that any risk associated with carrying out the emergency procedures is—

        (a)     so far as is reasonably practicable, eliminated; or

        (b)     if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.

Examples

Examples of risks associated with carrying out emergency procedures are risks of loss of consciousness, injury or death due to the effect of airborne contaminants, fire or explosion, asphyxiation due to oxygen deficiency or engulfment by stored materials.

    (4)     The employer must ensure that the emergency procedures are rehearsed by the relevant employees.

Note

Act compliance—section 21 (see regulation 7).

    (5)     The employer or self-employed person must ensure that the emergency procedures are carried out immediately after an emergency arises in a confined space.

Note

Act compliance—sections 21, 23 and 24 (see regulation 7).