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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 180

180 .         Additional control: dive safety log to be kept

                A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace where general diving work is carried out must keep a dive safety log that contains the following information about each dive carried out by a worker —

            (a)         the name of the worker who carries out the dive;

            (b)         the name of any other person with whom the dive is carried out;

            (c)         the name of the competent person appointed under regulation 177 to supervise the diving work;

            (d)         the date and location of the dive;

            (e)         the time each diver enters and leaves the water;

            (f)         the maximum depth of the dive;

            (g)         any incident, difficulty, discomfort or injury that occurs or is experienced during the dive;

            (h)         if the dive was carried out using a dive computer — the dive time;

                  (i)         if the dive was carried out using dive tables — the repetitive dive group, if available, and either the bottom time or the dive time;

            (j)         if the repetitive group and surface interval result in a repetitive factor — the surface interval and the repetitive factor;

            (k)         if the dive is carried out using EANx —

                  (i)         the oxygen content of the EANx; and

                  (ii)         the maximum operating depth of the EANx;

            (l)         if the dive is carried out using mixed gas —

                  (i)         the oxygen content and the nitrogen content (if any) of the gas; and

                  (ii)         the maximum operating depth of the mixed gas; and

                  (iii)         the minimum operating depth of the bottom mix.

        Penalty:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $1 450;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $7 000.



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