Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
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52 Manufacturers
A manufacturer of plant that includes, or is intended to include, a confined space must manufacture the plant so that—
(a) so far as is reasonably practicable, the need for any person to enter the space is eliminated; or
(b) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the need to enter the space—
(i) the need to enter is reduced so far as is reasonably practicable; and
(ii) so far as is reasonably practicable, any risk associated with the means of entry to and exit from the space is eliminated or, if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the risk, reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.