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Confined spaces

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (TAS)
The Confined Spaces Code of Practice is an approved code of practice under Tasmania's Work Health and Safety Act. It gives practical guidance to businesses that manage or control confined spaces, and to designers, manufa...
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Legislation date 23 Apr 2025 Latest change across 1 topic

Current Topics 3

Communication and stand-by monitoring during confined space work

Oct 2026
PCBUs must provide a system of work in which someone outside the confined space stays in constant contact with the worker and a stand-by per...
Medium
1 citation

Managing confined space risks, entry permits and signs

Oct 2026
PCBUs must manage confined space risks, have a competent person assess them, issue an entry permit before any worker goes in, and put up sig...
High
1 citation

Safe oxygen levels, purging and air testing in confined spaces

Oct 2026
PCBUs must keep a safe oxygen level in a confined space. Where that is not reasonably practicable and oxygen is below 19.5 per cent by volum...
Medium
1 citation

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23 Apr 2025 · Amended

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