Confined Space Management

• Assistance to work teams managing health and safety risks associated with working within a confined space
• Compliance with entry permits, JHAs, Atmospheric Monitoring etc.
• Monitoring and maintenance of accurate records including entry/exit logs
• Monitoring atmospheric conditions
• Establishing first aid and rescue procedures in the event of an emergency
• Supervision outside the confined space
• Assistance with all required rescue equipment eg. safety harnesses, lifting equipment (etc)
• Provision of specialist personnel to assist confined space owners to implement and monitor specific control measures
• Assistance with risk assessment, hazard management, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and safety audits
• Gas testing

• Harmful airborne contaminants
• Unsafe oxygen levels
• Fire and explosion
• Engulfment
• Uncontrolled introduction of substances
• Biological hazards
• Mechanical hazards
• Electrical hazards
• Skin contact with hazardous substances
• Noise
• Heat extremes and unpredicted weather elements
• Manual tasks
• Radiation
• Environmental hazards
• Hazards outside the confined space
• Physiological and psychological demands

There are very large penalties for failing to comply with all legislative instruments.

• Regulation 4.2 of the WA Mines Safety & Inspection Act
  • “The manager of and each employer at a mine must ensure that the requirements of AS/NZS 2865 are complied with in relation to work carried out in a confined space.”
• Part 3, Division 8 of the WA Occupational Safety & Health Regulations, specifically Reg 3.85
  • A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self-employed person must ensure that the provisions of AS/NZS 2865 are complied with in relation to work done in a confined space.
• Regulation 34-38 of the national Work Health and Safety Regulations (NUL)
  • Very specific obligations on a person who has management or control of a confined space to ensure that workers and other persons are not exposed to health and safety risks arising from the business or undertaking.