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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2005 (NO 150 OF 2005) - REG 161

161—Contents of DSMS

        (1)         A DSMS must meet the minimum standards set out in the Guidelines for complying with the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 of the Commonwealth, as existing from time to time, published by the Safety Authority.

        (2)         A DSMS must provide for—

            (a)         all activities connected with a diving project; and

            (b)         the preparation of a diving project plan, in accordance with Division 3, for a project (including consultation with members of the workforce in the preparation of the plan) and the revision of the plan as necessary; and

            (c)         the continual and systematic identification of hazards related to a diving project; and

            (d)         the continual and systematic assessment of—

                  (i)         the likelihood of the occurrence, during normal or emergency situations, of injury or damage associated with those hazards; and

                  (ii)         the likely nature of any injury or damage; and

            (e)         the elimination of risks to persons involved with the project and associated work including—

                  (i)         risks arising during evacuation, escape and rescue in case of emergency; and

                  (ii)         risks to persons involved with the operation arising from equipment and hardware,

or the reduction of those risks to as low as reasonably practicable; and

            (f)         the inspection and maintenance of, and testing programs for, equipment and hardware integral to the control of those risks; and

            (g)         communications between persons involved in a diving project; and

            (h)         the performance standards that apply to the DSMS; and

                  (i)         a program of continuous improvement.

        (3)         A DSMS must—

            (a)         specify any standard or code of practice that is to be used in a diving project; and

            (b)         require the diving to be carried out in accordance with those standards or codes.

        (4)         A DSMS must contain—

            (a)         any information that is reasonably necessary to demonstrate that the DSMS complies with these regulations; and

            (b)         a system for the management of change.



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