10ENTERING AND WORKING IN ENCLOSED OR CONFINED SPACES

10 ENTERING AND WORKING IN ENCLOSED OR CONFINED SPACES

Note: This chapter provides only a general guide to entering and working in enclosed or confined spaces. For more detailed information about the precautions to be taken before entering enclosed or confined spaces the reader should consult AMSA Marine Notice 9/1986 (Precautions to be taken before entering tanks or other enclosed spaces and safety measures in port). AS 2865-1997 (Safe Working in a Confined Space), must be used for enclosed space entry. Reference should also be made to the ship's safety management system.·

For additional guidance in relation to entry into spaces on oil, chemical and gas tankers and ships carrying solid bulk cargoes, the reader should consult the following publications:

International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT) Liquefied Gas Handling Principles on Ships and in Terminals (SIGTTO) Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (Bulk Cargoes Code)

NOHSC 3008 Guidance Note on Exposure standards for atmospheric

contaminants in the occupational environment