Commercial diving projects inland/inshore - Health and Safety ...

Regulation 4
Regulation
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ACOP
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Clients and others
Everyperson who to any extent is responsiblefor, has control overoris engaged in a
divingprojectorwhoseacts or omissionscould adversely affect thehealth and safety
ofpersons engaged in such aproject, shall takesuch measures as itis reasonablefora
person in hisposition to take to ensure that theseRegulations arecompliedwith.
26 Theactions and activities ofother people can affect the safety of
the dive team eventhoughthey are not members ofthe team, and
thereforetheymay have responsibilities forensuringthat the
Regulations are complied with for those matters under their control.
These people include:
(a) the clientwho has placeda contractwith a diving contractor to
deliver a diving project. The clientmay be the ownerofa site
where diving work is going to take place, or the owner'sagent,or
a contractoracting onbehalfofthe owneroragent. Ifthe owner
oragent appoints an on-siterepresentative,he or she shouldbe
satisfied thatthatperson is competentforthe task;
(b) the principalcontractor carryingout workforthe client and
overseeing the work ofthe diving contractor;
(c) a consultantactingfor the client,owner, contractor oragent;
(d) amasterofavessel or floating structure from which diving is to
take place who controlsthe vessel or floating structure andwho
has overall responsibility for the safetyofthevessel orfloating
structure and allpersonnelonit;
(e) any other person whose actions oractivitiesmay affect the safety
ofthe diving project.
27 Thesepeople shouldconsidercarefully the actions required of
them to comply with theDiving Regulations. They should, where
appropriate:
(a) take reasonablesteps to ensurethat any divingcontractor selected
is capableofcomplying with the Diving Regulations;
(b) make available to the divingcontractor the resultsofany risk
assessments undertakenbyother personsunder other statutory
legislation thatcouldaffect the health and safety ofthe dive team;
(c) agreetoprovidefacilities and extend all reasonable supportto the
supervisoror diving contractorin the eventofan emergency.
The divingprojectplan shouldreflectthis;
(d) considerwhetherany known underwateror above-water items of
plantunder theircontrol may cause a hazard to the dive team.
Suchitemsmay includelocks, weirs,waterintakes ordischarge
points causingsuctionorturbulence,andship propellers.The
diving contractorshouldbeinformedofthe locationand nature of
such hazards.They should alsoprovidethe diving contractor,in
good time, withdetailsofany changes to this information
occurringbeforeor duringthe courseofthe diving project;
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