Confined Spaces Definitions (United Kingdom H&S Regulations)
There are two commonly used definitions:-
The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"confined space" means any place, including any chamber, tank, vat, silo, pit, trench, pipe, sewer, flue, well or other similar space in which, by virtue of its enclosed nature, there arises a reasonably foreseeable specified risk;
HSE Web Site
A confined space is a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space or nearby (e.g. lack of oxygen).
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