Diving work

This regulation applies if a person conducting a business or undertaking prepares — (a) a risk assessment under regulation 176; or (b) a dive plan under regulation 178.

Subject to subregulation (3), the person must keep — (a) a copy of the risk assessment until at least 28 days after the work to which it relates is completed; and (b) a copy of the dive plan until the work to which it relates is completed.

If a notifiable incident occurs in connection with the work to which the assessment or dive plan relates, the person must keep the assessment or dive plan (as applicable) for at least 2 years after the incident occurs.

The person must ensure that, for the period for which the assessment or dive plan must be kept under this regulation, a copy is readily accessible to any worker engaged by the person to carry out the work to which the assessment or dive plan relates.

The person must ensure that, for the period for which the assessment or dive plan must be kept under this regulation, a copy is available for inspection under the Act.

A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace where high risk diving work is carried out must ensure that the following are in accordance with AS/NZS 2299.1:2015 (Occupational diving operations — Standard operational practice) — (a) the fitness of persons carrying out the work; (b) the competence of persons carrying out the work;…

A person must not carry out high risk diving work unless the person has the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required by AS/NZS 2299.1:2015 (Occupational diving operations — Standard operational practice) for work of the kind to be carried out by the person. Note for this paragraph: See section 44 of the Act.