Confined Spaces

Confined spaces can be very dangerous. More than any other area of safety on dairy farms, confined spaces require the owner or person conducting the business to comply with legal regulations.
On dairy farms examples of confined spaces include: milk vats or silos, grain silos, mixing wagons, tanks, some effluent pits, wells or other enclosed or partially enclosed spaces.

By law, the person conducting the business in any workplace with an area defined as a ‘confined space’ has some serious safety management obligations.

Use the Step by step – Setting up safety for confined spaces in your induction process for new employees and relevant contractors.
Resources
In addition to the Farm Safety Manual resources, we have created 4 short videos to help farmers to understand their responsibilities and put safe work systems in place.
Resources | |
Farm Safety Manual – Confined Spaces | Word |
Confined Spaces Policy | Word |
Register & Risk Assessment Guide | Word |
Confined Spaces Entry Permit | Word |
Further information | |
Do a risk assessment to identify your confined spaces | Video |
Set up an entry permit system | Video |
Test the atmosphere in a confined space | Video |
Set up rescue systems | Video |
Confined spaces – Code of Practice (Safe Work Australia) | Website |
Compliance code: Confined spaces (WorkSafe Victoria) | Website |
In This Module
- Farm Safety Manual
- Getting started
- Quads and Motorbikes
- Farm Vehicles
- Tractors and Mobile Plant
- Fixed Plant
- Contractors
- Confined Spaces
- Working at Heights
- Power and Electrical
- Manual Handlng
- Working with Livestock
- Farm Chemicals
- Water and Effluent
- Working Environment
- Visitors, Children and Traffic
- Farmer Health
- Dairy Safely, Home Safely (main menu)