(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.