Confined Spaces Regulations
The Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (National Standards) Regulations 2003 were amended on 20 April 2010 to incorporate regulations in relation to confined spaces.
The regulations implement the Australian Standard in relation to confined spaces (AS2865-2009) with adaptations relevant to conditions in the maritime industry.
The purpose of the amendments is to protect the occupational health and safety of those required to enter and work in confined spaces in the maritime industry. They place a variety of duties on operators of prescribed ships and prescribed units and on their employees in order to achieve this aim.
The amended regulations and explanatory statement in relation to the regulations are available from the Comlaw web site (www.comlaw.gov.au):
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