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Confined Spaces Regulations

Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at work (Confined Spaces) Regulations 2001, every employer or self-employed person is responsible for the health and safety of persons working in, or entering, a cellar area where dispense gas systems are used.


Your responsibilities

For licensed premises, every owner or employer has a legal duty to:

  • undertake a 'suitable and sufficient' risk assessment of the specified risks.  This must be carried out by a 'competent person' who has the necessary expertise and experience
  • identify and keep a record of the risk assessment findings and undertake a review at regular intervals
  • document and implement suitable precautionary measures to eliminate these risks
  • communicate to all staff the findings of the risk assessment
  • ensure all staff are trained in the relevant safety practices for handling gas dispense equipment and in the emergency procedures in the event of a gas leak
  • implement and maintain a suitable 'safe system of work'
  • if there are significant risks in your cellar you should restrict entry until you can take steps to provide a 'safe system of work'.  The measures you take should deal specifically with the findings of the risk assessment for your cellar

 

To find out more about risk assessments see Cellar safety servicesTo find out more about risk assessments see Cellar safety services


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