Victorian Consolidated Regulations

8 Reg. 9.2.1: S.R. No. 127/2000 as amended by S.R. No. 96/2005. - SECT 3.4.4.

Suppliers

3.4.4. Suppliers



(1) A supplier of plant that includes, or is intended to include, a confined
space must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the plant has
been designed and manufactured in accordance with regulations 3.4.2 and 3.4.3
before the plant is supplied.

Note Act compliance-section 30 (see regulation 1.1.7).

(2) If it is not reasonably practicable for a supplier to comply with
subregulation (1), the supplier must ensure, before the plant is supplied,
that-

   (a)  the need for any person to enter the confined space is eliminated so
        far as is reasonably practicable; or

   (b)  if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the need to enter the
        space-

   (i)  the need to enter is reduced so far as is reasonably practicable; and

   (ii) any risk associated with the means of entry to and exit from the space
        is eliminated so far as is reasonably practicable or, if it is not
        reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, reduced so far as is
        reasonably practicable. Note Act compliance-section 30 (see regulation
        1.1.7).

Division 3-Duties of employers