Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                 5   No workers are to enter a confined space without notifying the        AS/NZS 2865    Project Team &
 Unsafe oxygen levels                                                                                      Safe Working
                                     Site Health and Safety Officer or Foreman to discuss the                              Workers On Site
  &                                                                                                         In Confined
                                     specific procedures to be adopted and without having been              Space
 Unsafe, toxic and                  trained in confined space entry in accordance with AS/NZS             VIC OHS Reg
  flammable gas.                     2865.                                                                  2007 Part
                                 5   Entry into a confined space will only be permitted if a Confined       3.4            Site Manager /
                                     Space Entry Permit; equal to or exceeding the requirements of         Confined       Foreman /
                                                                                                            Spaced QLD
                                     AS/NZS 2865 have been adopted for that particular confined             COP 2011 –
                                                                                                                           Subcontractor
                                     space by the Subcontractor. To receive authorisation for               QLD / NSW/
                                     confined space entry:                                                  SA
                                      All work procedures to be performed in the confined space           Confined
                                                                                                            Space VIC
                                        are documented on the Confined Space Entry Permit,
                                                                                                            Compliance
                                      A risk assessment is conducted for each confined space,              Code 2008
                                      Any hazards recognised in the risk assessment document are          Confined
                                        controlled as per AS/NZS 2865,                                      Space TAS
                                                                                                            COP 2012 –
                                      All persons entering the confined space are able to produce          TAS / NT
                                        evidence of training in accordance with AS/NZS 2865, and
                                      All entry requirements meet the minimum standards of
                                        AS/NZS 2865 and relevant state legislation.
                                 5   The Risk Assessment (and means of controlling hazards) will                           Site Manager /
                                     include the following:                                                                Subcontractor
                                     a. the need to isolate equipment or services which may
                                          affect the environment within the confined space (i.e.
                                          electrical services, pipelines, mechanical or electrical
                                          drives, hazardous substances etc.)
                                     b. Atmospheric testing is to be performed prior to the issuing
                                          of an entry permit:
                                          i) by a competent person/tester;
                                          ii) using a gas detection unit suitable for monitoring the
                                               atmospheric conditions that may exist in each case;
                                               and
                                          iii) Ensuring that the gas detection unit has been
                                               calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer’s
                                               recommendations.
                                     c. In addition, air monitoring will also be undertaken during
                                          the period of entry to ensure that atmospheric conditions
                                          remain safe.
                                     d. The purging of contaminants from the space;
                                     e. The posting of warning signs where there are atmospheric
                                          contaminants present or less than 19.5 % oxygen in the
                                          space.


                         WHS Management Plan – Appendix 1 – Project Risk Assessment
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