Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A person in control of a workplace must, when someone is in a confined space at the workplace, ensure that appropriate emergency equipment is provided.
Examples
1 rescue equipment
2 first aid equipment
3 fire suppression equipment
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(2) The person in control of the workplace must ensure that emergency procedures are established and rehearsed in relation to people in a confined space.
(3) The person in control of the workplace must ensure that—
(a) the openings for entry to and exit from a confined space are large enough to allow the rescue of anyone in the space; and
(b) the openings are not obstructed by anything that could impede the rescue or, if this is not possible, that another suitable means of rescue is provided.
Example—things that could impede rescue
equipment or fittings that cannot be located elsewhere