Occupational Health & Safety Requirements in Relation to Working in a Confined Space – Part 1
Occupational Health & Safety Requirements in Relation to Working in a Confined Space – Part 1 In this article, we shall discuss employer’s occupational health & safety (OH&S) obligations in relation to having their employees working in confined spaces. This topic is quite detailed hence it is necessary to split it into 2 articles. In this first installment we shall discuss several matters including defining what constitutes a “confined space” and a “hazardous atmosphere”; we shall also begin our examination of various health & safety compliance requirements which apply to employers who have staff working in this type of environment. Ministerial Regulation on the Prescribing of Standards for the Administration & Management of Occupational Safety, Health And Work Environment in Confined Space B.E. 2547 (2004) This Regulation sets out a number of standards and obligations which employers must […]