The safe work instruction from the Confined Space Entry Pack, on its own: what the worker does, step by step, the hazards and controls, and when to stop.
A safe work instruction tells the worker how to do the work safely at your site: the purpose and scope, who may do the work, the equipment, the hazards and their controls (most effective first), PPE, the steps with clear stop points, emergencies, consultation and approval, and a signed acknowledgement. A short setup note lists what to adapt and every placeholder.
It is the same document as in the Confined Space Entry Pack, word for word. The Confined Space Entry VOC Assessment Template checks a worker can do the work in it, and the Confined Space Entry Field Verification Checklist checks on site that the controls it relies on are working. Both are sold on their own too. The Confined Space Entry Pack contains all of them, with the entry permit and a setup guide.
A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. Entrants, standby persons and anyone testing the atmosphere must be trained and competent for their role, and every entry needs a permit. Some tasks inside a space (electrical or hot work, for example) also need their own licence or permit.
Delivered as one ZIP download. The files below are editable, and every Word document also comes as a PDF. Each download also includes Read Me First, a Setup Note, a Product Overview, the Permitted Use Terms and Version Information (PDF).
| File | Format | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Confined Space Entry Safe Work Instruction | Word (.docx) | The entry steps: identify the space, obtain the permit, isolate, ventilate, test the atmosphere, enter with a standby person, monitor, exit and close the permit. |
The safe work instruction is where the documents start: the VOC checks a worker can do the work in it, the entry permit covers each job, and the field verification checks the controls it relies on. The Confined Space Entry Pack contains all four.
Tells the operator what to do
The steps, hazards and controls for the task, written for the person doing it.
Included
Checks they can do it
Verifies each operator against that same instruction, on your equipment, with evidence and a clear outcome.
In the pack
Authorises each entry
Hazards, isolations, gas test results, standby person and rescue, signed before anyone goes in.
In the pack
Checks the controls are working on site
A supervisor checks on the floor that the controls the instruction relies on are in place and effective.
In the pack
What supervisors find in the field feeds back into the instruction and the VOC.
Before first use, adapt the documents to:
For entrants, standby persons and gas testers, Orana Skills Centre runs Confined Space and Gas Test training.
Before you use them
Yes, word for word. It is the safe work instruction from the Confined Space Entry Pack, sold on its own with a short setup note.
If you need more than this one document, yes. The Confined Space Entry Pack contains this document, the VOC assessment, the entry permit and the field verification checklist, written to work together, with a setup guide. The entry permit and the setup guide are only in the pack.
No. A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. Entrants, standby persons and anyone testing the atmosphere must be trained and competent for their role, and every entry needs a permit. Some tasks inside a space (electrical or hot work, for example) also need their own licence or permit.
No. Where the manufacturer's instructions differ, follow the manufacturer and change the document to match.
There is no high risk work licence for confined space entry. WHS and OHS laws require workers who enter, work in or stand by a confined space to be trained for it, and every entry needs a permit. The VOC checks a worker against your entry procedure; it does not replace that training or the permit.
Broadly, an enclosed or partly enclosed space that is not designed or intended to be occupied by people and has a risk from its atmosphere, contaminants or engulfment, such as a tank, pit, silo or sewer. The exact definition is in your WHS or OHS regulations, so check each space against it. The entry permit and safe work instruction are for spaces that meet the definition.
Yes. Every document is supplied in Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx), so you can add your logo, change the wording and adapt it to your workplace. The copyright notice must stay.
Yes. The documents must be adapted to your equipment, the manufacturer's instructions, your site and your local controls before they are used. The setup note in the download lists what to change.
No document can. Your duties are met by managing the risks in your actual workplace. Using them does not by itself make a workplace compliant with WHS or OHS laws. They support the work of managing the risk; they are not legal advice.
Yes. Every price in the store includes GST, so $49.00 is the total, including $4.45 GST. Your receipt is a tax invoice showing the GST.
As a ZIP download. Card purchases can be downloaded straight away from the confirmation page and by a link we email you. Download links expire after 14 days for security; you can request a new one at any time.
Yes. Use Request an Invoice to order through your normal procurement process, with a purchase order number and quantities if you need them. The files are released once payment is confirmed.
Yes, across your own organisation. The documents are licensed for internal use by the purchasing organisation. A consultant, labour hire business or training provider supplying them to clients needs separate written permission.
They are written for Australian workplaces and refer to Australian WHS and OHS laws and licences. A business elsewhere should replace those references with its own country's requirements. Everything is editable for that.
Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law are not affected. See the Refund Policy for how we handle a document that is faulty, not as described, or not what you ordered.
Licence and legal information here is general. It may not be correct in your jurisdiction: please check with your local WHS or OHS regulator.
Ordering for a business or several sites? Request an invoice. Other questions: contact us.
Start with a toolbox talk to brief the crew on the hazard, then use the safe work instruction, the VOC and the field verification checklist to set and check the controls.
For workers who could come across a tank, pit, silo or vessel: how to recognise a confined space, and why you never enter one without a permit.
For workers who use, store or work near chemicals: reading the label and safety data sheet, and the controls that keep chemicals where they belong.
For workers who clean, clear, maintain or adjust plant: why every energy source must be isolated, locked and proved dead before hands go in.
For every worker and regular contractor: what the alarms mean, how to evacuate, where to assemble, and what the wardens need from you.
Confined space entry is a common critical control. To manage it as one, with performance standards and field verification across the business, see the Critical Control Management series.
Safe work instruction, entry permit, atmospheric testing record, VOC assessment and a supervisor field verification checklist of confined space entry controls, written to work together.
Verify that workers enter confined spaces under your permit system: knowledge questions, practical observation, fail criteria and sign-off.
The supervisor's field verification checklist from the pack, on its own: checks on site that the controls for the work are in place and working.