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Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Regulations 2026
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31 Period for which records must be kept
Offence—failure to keep records
(1) The operator of a prescribed ship or prescribed unit must keep the records mentioned in column 1 of an item in the table in subclause (2) for the period mentioned in column 2 of the item.
| This record … | must be kept for … | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| 1 | the report of a risk assessment and associated documents as the assessment and documents exist immediately before a time the risk assessment ceases to be valid (see clause 8) | 5 years after the time the risk assessment ceased to be valid (as mentioned in column 1 of this item) |
| 2 | a record of atmospheric testing (see clause 11) | 5 years |
| 3 | a record of maintenance of equipment (see clause 22) | 5 years |
| 4 | a document of emergency and first aid procedures appropriate to a confined space (see clause 23) | 5 years after the document was last made available |
| 5 | a permit to work as it exists immediately before a time the permit ceases to be valid (see clause 24) | 30 days after the time when it ceased to be valid |
| 6 | a record of all persons who both:<br>(a) are permitted to enter or work in a confined space under a permit to work; and<br>(b) enter into and exit from the confined space (see clause 24) | 5 years after a time when the permit to work ceased to be valid |
| 7 | a record of training (see clause 30) | 5 years after the end of the period of employment of the person who received the training |