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

ACOP
Altitude changesafterdiving
67* Guidance on traveffing/flyingafter divingshouldbe containedin
the company'sgeneric risk assessment. Ifthese factorsare relevantto
a particular projectthey should be identifiedin the divingprojectplan.
Thermalstress
68* Excessive heat and cold can affect the health, safety andefficiency
ofdivers and the diveteam. Appropriatepersonalprotective
equipmentandproceduresshould be provided to maintain thermal
balance.
Familiarisation
69 When arrivingat adive site beforethe startofa divingproject, all
members ofthe dive team shouldfamiliarisethemselves with the
diving project,plant, and any other relevantdetails.
70 A familiarisationprogrammeshould be includedin the diving
projectplan where itis appropriateforone to be carried out, for
example alarge and/orcomplex divingproject.The personnel
conducting any explanations ortraining should beidentifiedand their
namesrecorded. Satisfactory completion ofthe familiarisation
programmeby each individual in thedive team should be recorded.
71 The time required for familiarisation will depend onthe
experience ofeach individual andwhetherthat individual has
previously carried out the same job inthatlocationor a similarjob in
anotherlocation.
Use ofchecklists
72 Adivingprojectwill involve sequences, someofwhich may be
complex, ofdifferentsteps. There is arisk that stepsmay be omitted
ortaken out ofsequence. A suitablewayto ensurethethoroughness of
suchsequences is theuse ofprepared checklists that require relevant
6(2),8(1),(3) personnelto tick a box to demonstratecorrect completion.
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