S.L. 646.19 Art. 13Health surveillance.

(1) It shall be the duty of an employer to ensure that only workers who have undergone health surveillance and who have been certified as being medically fit to enter and work in a confined space are allowed to enter any confined space.

(2) When carrying out such an examination, it shall be the duty HAVING EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES)

of a medical practitioner to take into account the physical constraints created by the dimensions and layout of the space, and to assess the individual’s physique or physical attributes, and the individuals’ fitness to enter and to carry out the work assigned and to make use of any protective clothing or equipment: Provided that the examining doctor shall stipulate in the certificate the date when the next examination shall be due.

(3) No person shall be certified by a medical practitioner as being fit to enter and work in a confined space if the person is found to be suffering from any of the medical conditions listed in Part 1 of Annex I, or if the person falls within any of the categories listed in Part 2 of Annex I.