Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
70Emergency procedures—personal protective equipment
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70 Emergency procedures—personal protective equipment
(1) An employer must provide an employee with air‑supplied respiratory protective equipment if the employee enters, or carries out emergency procedures in, a confined space in an emergency—
(a) arising from an atmosphere that does not have a safe oxygen level or has a harmful level of any contaminant; or
(b) if there is a likelihood of a condition under paragraph (a) arising while the employee is in the confined space.
(2) An employer must provide an employee with appropriate personal protective equipment if the employee enters or carries out emergency procedures in a confined space in an emergency—
(a) arising from engulfment; or
(b) if there is a likelihood of a condition under paragraph (a) arising while the employee is in the confined space.
(3) An employer must ensure that an employee uses the personal protective equipment provided under this regulation.