Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01055:front:0:p31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01055
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 76528–79022

to (4) do not apply to an entry to or work in a confined space for the purpose of responding to an emergency.
 (2) The operator of a prescribed ship or prescribed unit must ensure that no person enters or works in a confined space unless there is a valid permit to work for the confined space.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (3) The operator of a prescribed ship or prescribed unit must ensure that no person enters or works in a confined space unless the person is identified on a valid permit to work as a person who may work in the confined space.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (4) The operator of a prescribed ship or prescribed unit must ensure that before a person enters the confined space the person is informed about the content of the permit to work for the confined space.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (5) A permit to work is valid:
 (a) if the permit to work has not expired; and
 (b) if a risk assessment under regulation 4.08 has been completed; and
 (c) if regulation 4.09 applies, the risk assessment for the work in the confined space has been reviewed and noted in the report of the risk assessment.

4.25  Employee's duty—entry to or work in confined space
 (1) Subregulations (2), (3) and (5) do not apply to an entry to or work in a confined space for the purpose of responding to an emergency.
 (2) An employee must not enter a confined space unless the employee is identified on a valid permit to work for the confined space as a person who may enter the confined space.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (3) An employee must not work in a confined space unless the employee is identified on a valid permit to work for the confined space as a person who may work in the confined space.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (4) An employee must carry out work in a confined space in accordance with his or her training.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (5) An employee must carry out work in a confined space in accordance with the requirements of the permit to work for the confined space.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (6) An employee must report to the operator of a prescribed ship or prescribed unit any matter, including defects in equipment, that may affect the operator's compliance with the provisions of this Part as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the matter.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
  (7) An offence against subregulation (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) is an offence of strict liability.

4.26  When permit to work ceases to be valid
 (1) A permit to work ceases to be valid if,