Following on from my posting on trying to get some information on equipment, I did eventually manage to get some information from a couple of suppliers, although not exactly what I needed, it did give me enough to go on.
Now I have an issue with a machinery pit. Under our OH&S (OSHA in the US), the pit as it exists is 1830 mm deep (6') and so is a confined space. The question I have is what the maximum pit depth is so that it is not considered a confined space?
Unfortunately, the Australian Standard web site gives little information on the detail in the standard, and I have been bitten before where I have bought a standard (a few hundred dollars) only to discover that all that standard did was refer to another one which I could have bought in the first place and would have cost less. Of course, no refunds, but never mind.
Various sources say that the limit is 1.5 m (basically so that the average person can poke their head out of the pit), however the OSHA information I can look up says it is 4' (1219.2 mm to be exact).
Can anyone with an AS2865 - 2009 tell me if this information is actually in the standard before I buy it or is it in another standard referred to AS 2865?
Thanks. ■
[I]Ian A. White, MIEAust. CPEng. RPEQ WAI Engineering [URL="http://www.wai.com.au"]www.wai.com.au[/URL][/I]
Confined Space of a Machinery Pit
Confined space as it relates to a machinery pit
G'day,
Following on from my posting on trying to get some information on equipment, I did eventually manage to get some information from a couple of suppliers, although not exactly what I needed, it did give me enough to go on.
Now I have an issue with a machinery pit. Under our OH&S (OSHA in the US), the pit as it exists is 1830 mm deep (6') and so is a confined space. The question I have is what the maximum pit depth is so that it is not considered a confined space?
Unfortunately, the Australian Standard web site gives little information on the detail in the standard, and I have been bitten before where I have bought a standard (a few hundred dollars) only to discover that all that standard did was refer to another one which I could have bought in the first place and would have cost less. Of course, no refunds, but never mind.
Various sources say that the limit is 1.5 m (basically so that the average person can poke their head out of the pit), however the OSHA information I can look up says it is 4' (1219.2 mm to be exact).
Can anyone with an AS2865 - 2009 tell me if this information is actually in the standard before I buy it or is it in another standard referred to AS 2865?
Thanks. ■