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ARTIC
LE
I
Protective
Clothing
-li
Confined
space
context
Confned
space
is
one
ofthe
mon
dangercus
env
ronments
ln
which
an
indvdual
can
fnd themseves
When
wod( requ
rcs an
emploYee
to
enter
a
confined
sPace,
it
s cnJcia
that
the
en'rpLoyee
has
access
to
all
the
necessary
eqllpment
and tools
to
mrrgale
the risk
of an
accdent
ness
or lnjlr/
caused
by the
work
env ronment.
The
Safe
WoR Aunralia
Code of
Practice
2014
defnes
a connned
space
as
an enclosed
or
Partia
Y
enclosed
arca that
is not
designed
or
lntended
for
human occuPation.
AddltonalLy,
confned
spaces
a'
-.
dentfied
as
areas
wth
high
nsk
to
health
and
safety
dle
to almospherc
conditlons,
conlaminants
or
engulfrneni.
These
areas
can lnclude
grain silor,
craw
sp:ce
wthin
ndusirial
equipment,
and
water or sewerdge
1anks.
Wth
a
'isk
of
h
gh
concentEtions
ofdangerolrs
gas
or alrborne
patlcles,
ndivduals
who
are
requ.ed
to
enter
a conlined
space should
always
use
appicpriate
mask and
breath
ng assst
devices
This
inc udes
ensuring
the
empoyee
ha5
an adeqrate
suPPlY
of
oxygen,
ether
from a
tank wom
on
their
person, or
admininered
through
Other
impodant
Peces
of PPE
arc
the
gas
and atmosPhere
monitors
These
devces
can
be used
to
measurc
the
evek of
oxygen
in an enclosed
space
sending
aelts
or
aarms
to worken
if
the concentmton
of dangerols
gas
or
contaminants
becomes
too
hlgh While
these devices
a'
typica
Y
txed to
build
ng
walls
and confned
sPace
po
nts,
some
mobile
monto's
can
be carred
or
wom
by the
employee
to ensur
the
readings
the
ndlvidual
rece ves are
accLrmte
wthin the
workers
own
The
provson
of
PPE
such
as
breathing
appantus
and
mask,
can
assin ln the
redlcion
of
these
envlFcnmental
and
4nospleric
nsk5.
Th s is
an mPortant
*p
towards
prole.iing
emPloyee
health and
safety,
although
t s also
.nrciaL
to
provide
nd
vlduals
wth
tnining
on their
conect
lse
and
rcspon,e
to any
ncldents
when
employees
ar
over.ome
and rnjured
wLthin
a confned
sPace
i
Often,
would-be
rescuen
aso slccumb
to the
hazardols
conditions
a5
their
haste to
rescue
a co
eague
couds
judgement
rcgard
ng
safery and
protecton. Accoding
to
Fre and Safety
Austra
a,
the
vast
majoriry
92
Percent
ofconfined
space
fatalities
in
Western
Austra
la
are caused
bY
a lack of
confined
space
entry
tnining
FLrrthermore
apProximately
60
percent
of conlned
space
fatalnr.j occurwhen
peEonne
have
ar.empiec
--o
rescle
an
lnlurcd or
trapped
lndividla
i"orn with
n
t
s
therelore
importMi
io ens .e
that
staff are
noi
on
Y
Prcvided
the
right
eqlr
pment but
ar also
ira
ned
n the
appropnaE
rcsponseq
to confned
ln
addton
to
Protect
ng
an emPlo/ee
aga
nst almosPhenc
conditlons
and
eng
fment,
working
ln a conlined
sPace
can
aso reqllre
an
indivduallo
eqLrlp
themseLves
agalnst the
haza.ds
of
wo&ing
al
he
ghis. Thls Ls because
enclosed
space
stuatlons
can
nclude
the
need
to
enter the toP
of
a s
o
Whie
a fal
arrest sYnem
s
Pnmar
Y
used
in situations
when
the
sPace
ls
empty
and there
is
a
risk offalling
to
the
ground
this fonn
of
PPE
can also
be
helptu
when
work ng
on
top
of mateial
that
cou
d
Potentially
shlft
such
as
gra
n rcsLrltlng
in eng fment
PPE
related
hamesses
and
tethers
can
help
rescue
effod,
when
the
atmosphere
or sPace
be.ornes
too
dangerols
for
',c\rers.
Ths is
becalse
the
tethered
ropes
can
assist
rescuer
in
fnding an
indivdlal
wthout
having
to
spend
extended
amolrnts
oftime
wth
n
the conined
space
f engulfment
occuls,
the
rescueE
can
folow
the
lethered
rcPe
10 rcach
the
incapactated
emPLoyee
quickY and
efilc ently
Addi|ona
y,
ifable
the
ndvidual
cou
d also
Lrse
the
rtetherto
iind
the r
own way
to the
exit
fthey
we'
to
become
disofentated
Asbestos
removal
Asbesto,
s a
malor i,sue
in
Australla
and
around
the
wodd,
with
sgn
ficant
health
nsk
to
wo.kers
and civi
afs
when
these
dangerous
Partcles
becon-re
airbome.
ExPosure
to .sbenos
has been
discovered
to
cause
a
n -5e. ofsenoLrs
lung
drreases,
incLud
ng
-'-:
.ften
incutab
e st'aln
olca.ce-
Yesothelioma
Dr.re
to the
Long
ler ':-:a:c.
ofthese
lllnesses.lre
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late 970 and 80r, ihe lse oi chrysot e
(white)
asbcsto: coni rued
lrt the
eid or l00l Sncethen extens e
programmes
have
been
pLrt
n
pliLce
to
hep dentl and remove any ma.cras
that
.oitan asbesto l. A n.a an
honie and wo*p a.es
Uider the
mode Work
Heaih
a.d
Saiety (WHS) Code of PEcti.e
Sate
WoR ALrsira a set o :
a
f?mewol(
o t n n .e.onrmerdatons for
lhe saie
rc.nolai ol asbeslo3 Dis.ovcrlng
aid
iea
ng
wth asbestos conlanr natioi
s a hLrle ndlstry Ln Alst?ra
as
naie
.eg atons .eq .e
on
I
i.aied
p.ofer
o.as
.cmole
and d
spose
oftubstirnle Ceposts.
By iw. :lrr non frab e (bonded)
asbenos
e*
ihan lcn
s,tla.e
metre
n sze crn be mo\ied
wthou a
c.n.e.
All othe. arbestos remola
Prole.ls
qurc Lraned and ce.sc.l
p
ofessonas
to lndedak
tre wo&
Asb.nos
rmova s a danrerols
lask thal rcqu re :r sPe.lc lange
oi
PPE to protect :rdiv
dLras
afd
rhe s 'rolndLng
-.i .onment
fio.l
poteita
a
rborne padcLes
anC
conlam
nalron
n
pait.lr
ar,
manl
peop e be ele rn ord iary
dusL
nrask
nr.y be .ough to
peveni
th.
iha aton ofasbestos
fbEs
b t,
, h
e these mask can
prctct
aga
nst many contam nails, iley
w
not
p de.deqlate
)irtc.ron
When dea
ng
wth
a5bcslos
a
nd
vduaLs
musi wear a
speclaL
Pl fa.e
resp r:ior io l le. the fbres lilm
bcaih
Thesc masks
can be
pLrr.hasec
liom :most any salety ehop or
hardi,aF io? a.m$ ALFiE a
Enslrit lrs
mask s se. .ed p.ope-v
s a..r.la nep
. rrod:ng asbestos
nhaatiof Wth an ncome.ty ined
resP a1o..
ndvd :s
.oLr.r
n.ientcra
I
nhae
asDe5tos
fb.es
ncr*sing theLr
'5k
of deve
oD
ng I
se-oLrs ng d se.-se
n the tu'rur
Sala
Work
Alstl";a
r..ommend'
nref be cean shalei
to ensure
a
lght
.ea between
ihe r fa.e and the
mask.
Any nd lcjua s nt .r Pl .ass resp-a1or
sho
d
l:d the mailla.tLircrr
rn. cions o,_ Lnde:o
thorolgh
lln
n ng
to eis an
a
dight ft
r addtci to i ng
the
.otrect
mask
trose \ on.
ng
1h
asbestos are
rc.Lr rcd to
rca dspc5atre.olhig
to prclcnt a5benoj flb.es being .amed
cltt
d. oi tre
'ro&p..e
When
dee ng
rlih
potenta
I
r.borie
asbnos nd dla
s
'rro
wear ihe r
norma Lrniorm or
PeEoni
.othing
u
sk
carry
ig d st .bed lb,s wth
them
,rr.n
lhey erle the
wor[sit.
AdC L:ona
I
faliing lo
'rear
iraG
qjoves
aid boot .olcrl
.o d aso .eslit
n
dange.o 5 asbestos lDres
jeti
rg on ihe
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ARTICLE
I
Protective
Clothing
which
crcares
a need
lor emPloYe'l
to
provide
comprchensve
PPE
systems
Wthout
the corect
tmln
ng meastrrcs
n
pla.e,
lntraned
and
unsuPe^/sed
indiv duals
.an st
face a
s
gn
lcant
rsk
of fallng
from
helght
even
when
gven
acces
to
a range
ol
PPE
Thls
ir becau,e
an
inadequateY
fitted
hamess
or
in.omeciy
set
up tr?veL
rcstra
nt system.
co
d lallwhen
the
lu lwerght
ofa
worke.
PLr
s
on the
equ
P'nen1
Lr
s
therefore
cruc a that
anv
indivdla
who
s rcquircd
to
work abole
grolrnd
s
offered
adequate
traln
ng on
how
to
set
LJp and
Lse the
r
personal
fa arrest
synems
This
ncLrdes ensLrrng
wo&ers
measure
the
con'ect
length
ol
rcPe,
atiach
a
necesary
safety
lines
and
choose
the
mon
suitabe
Pace
to
Traffic
management
Veh.les
a.e one
ollhe
Iead
ng
causes
ofwoRpace
nlunes
and
deaths
according
to Safe
Work
ALrst.alia
Ovemll,
almo+
hal
46
Percent
^'
ofalwork
re
aled fata
tres are
the
resu
t of be
ng stru.k
bY
or
crashlng
a
vehice
A
hLrge
number
ollhese
ncident
are
avoidable
and
must
be
add.essed
n orderto
reduce
ALrstra
as
won)
ngy
high
.oad tolL
and
workpla'e
Mantaining
a ,afe and
effecr
ve
taiic
management
Pan
is:n
imPortant
step
fonaar.l
n
achev
ng
thls
goal
These
pLans
requ
re a ftnge
of sPeclic
tools
and
PPE.
howeve.,
10
efiic entlv
Prote't
both
emPoyees
and
Passers
bY
For example,
anY
ndivdla
work
ng
on o.
near
a road
shoud
wear
a
hgh
vs blltY
vest
at
a
times
ThLs
ensurcs
the
r
Presence
s known
even
when
weather
or
ocaton
co
d
Ln some
cases
emPoYers
maY
wi,h
to
pnnL
the
job
ttLe
ofthe
ndvldual
employee
on the
back
ofeach
ven
pa.rc
ary for
tnfiic
contrc
manageB
Th
s
wil
also
enable
other
workeE
ro
easiv
identit
who
they
need to
sPeak
1()
n regards
to the
1rafiic
P
an
.edlcing
confirson
and minimsing
the
nsk ofan
Lrninfonned
employee
making
: mistake
Another
PPE
.eqUrement
mav
include
rerpirdloE
when
woi{ing
n
atmospheres
wth the
nsk
of albome
contamlnants.
Ths
.ould
hep
Prctect
those
tlafiic
management
emP
oyees
wo'r< ng
ln dusty
areas
or
close
to
the
pit ofa
coa
mine,
for examPle
Frrther
PPE
requ
rements
forthose
worlng
on or
close
to the
road
nclude
adequate
c
oth
ng to
Prote.t
lrom nrav
rock
ch
ps and
other
matenals
that
could
potenta
y
be
kcked
up bv
Passing
veh cle'.
Empoyees
,hotrld
also consder
theif
foob,ear
when
dresslng
for wod