SAFE WORKING IN CONFINED AREAS

What is a confined space?"Confined Space" means any place, including any chamber, tank, vat, silo, pit, trench, pipe, sewer, flue, well, or other similar space in which, by virtue of it’s enclosed nature, there arises a reasonably foreseeable, specified risk.Many Hazards can exist in a Confined Space, some of which are: Flammable Substances and Oxygen Enrichment Toxic Gas, Fume or Vapour Oxygen Deficiency The Ingress or Presence of Liquids Solid Material Which Can Flow Presence of Excessive Heat What are your Duties? Employers and Self Employed persons have a duty to comply with the Confined Space Regulations 1997.