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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

'{o.

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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