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S.I. No. 254/2018 - Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Diving) Regulations 2018
Table of Provisions (22)
Statutory Text (22 Articles)
1. Name and address of the diver. (Names and addresses should be printed and in block capitals.)
2. Signature of the diver and a verified photograph of the diver.
3. Date to which entry relates.
4. Name and address of the diving contractor.
5. Name and signature of the diving supervisor(
s
) for that dive.
6. Location of the diving project, including the name of any vessel or installation from which diving is taking place.
7. Dive number and running total of dive time.
8. The maximum depth reached on each occasion.
9. The time on each occasion that the diver leaves the surface, the bottom time and the time the diver reached the surface.
10. Where the dive includes time spent in a compression chamber, details of any time spent outside the chamber at a different pressure.
11. Breathing apparatus and breathing gas used by the diver.
12. Any decompression schedules followed by the diver on each occasion.
13. Any work done by the diver on each occasion, and the plant (including any tools) used in that work.
14. Any episode of barotrauma, discomfort or injury suffered by the diver including details of any decompression illness and the treatment given.
15. Any emergency or incident which occurred during the diving operation.
16. Any other factor relevant to the diver’s health or safety.
17. Affix company stamp (where appropriate) after the record has been signed by the diver and diving supervisor(
s
).
GIVEN under my hand,
12 July 2018.
PAT BREEN,
Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
The purpose of the Regulations is to protect the safety, health and welfare of all personnel involved in carrying out diving operations in the course of their work.
The Regulations outline a clear framework of responsibilities and specify duty holders and the specific duties of those persons engaged in the diving project e.g. clients, diving supervisor, diving contractor, divers and other persons.
The Regulations put in place relevant, updated, streamlined and clearer safety, health and welfare provisions for all those diving at work. They expand on and replace the existing legislation and now apply to any diving project in which a person who dives is at work.
The Safety in Industry (Diving Operations) Regulations, 1981 (
S.I. No. 422 of 1981
) are revoked.
The Regulations come into operation from 1 May 2019.
18. Any relevant code of practice that applies to the diving operation.
19. Name and signature of the diving supervisor completing the record.
20. Affix company stamp (if appropriate).
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 18(1)
Required Particulars for the Diver’s Personal Log — Book
21. Notwithstanding the revocation of the Safety in Industry (Diving Operations) Regulations 1981 (
S.I. No. 422 of 1981
) in Regulation 20, where a certificate has been granted under Regulation 12 of those Regulations and the certificate has not expired prior to the coming into operation of these Regulations, then on that coming into operation that certificate shall continue to apply in respect of any requirements under Regulation 19 until the expiration of the period relating to the certificate.
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 11(1)
Required Particulars for Diving Operation Records
The following required particulars are to be included in the diving operation record for all diving projects
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of
20
th July
, 2018.
I, PAT BREEN, Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 58
of the
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
(No. 10 of 2005) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (
S.I. No. 364 of 2017
)) and the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (
S.I. No. 569 of 2017
), hereby make the following regulations
Part 1
Preliminary
Citation and commencement