South Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 2.4.6

2.4.6—Control of fire and explosion risk

        (1)         If the concentration of flammable contaminant in the atmosphere of a confined space is found to be between five and 10 per cent of its LEL, an employer must ensure that a person does not enter or remain in the confined space unless a continuous monitoring and suitably calibrated flammable gas detector is used in the confined space while the person is present in the confined space.

        (2)         If the concentration of flammable contaminant in the atmosphere of a confined space is found to be 10 per cent or more of its LEL, an employer must ensure that no person is allowed to enter or remain in the confined space.

        (3)         An employer must ensure that no work is carried out within a confined space, or on the outside surface of a confined space—

            (a)         if the work or any plant is likely to cause or create a risk to the health or safety of a person in the confined space; or

            (b)         if the work or any plant is likely to cause or create a risk of a fire or explosion.