Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083:reg:69
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 69
Character Range: 175853–176568

69  Communication and safety monitoring
  A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that a worker does not enter a confined space to carry out work unless the person provides a system of work that includes:
 (a) continuous communication with the worker from outside the space; and
 (b) monitoring of conditions within the space by a standby person who is in the vicinity of the space and, if practicable, observing the work being carried out.
Note: Section 12F of the Act provides that strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under the Act, unless otherwise stated. The reference in section 12F of the Act includes these Regulations.
Penalty: The tier E monetary penalty.