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

ACOP (f) ensurethatthe diving projectplan and arrangementsfor dealing
with foreseeable emergencies areclearlyunderstoodby all those
engaged in the diving operation.This would normallybe ensured
by carryingout apre-divebriefingsessionwithall those involved
and, ifappropriate,carryingout arehearsal ofthe arrangements;
(g) checkthat the plantthatthey propose to use is adequate,safe,
properlycertified and maintained.They should ensurethat the
plantis adequatelyinspectedby themselves oranother competent
person before its use. Suchinspectionsshouldbe documented, for
example on aprepared checklist, and recordedin the diving
operationrecord;
(h) ensurethat the possible hazards from complex or potentially
hazardousplant have been evaluatedand are fully understoodby
all relevantparties and that, ifrequired, training or
familiarisationis given;
(i) establish sofaras theyare reasonablyable that all relevantpeople
are awarethat adivingoperationis to start orcontinue.They
should alsoobtain any necessary permissionbeforestarting or
continuing the operation,for example whenworking in or close to
alock orin aharbour;
(j) have adequatemeansofcommunication with any personnel
under theirsupervision. So longasthey have such
communicationthey do not need to be ableto operate physically
everycontrolunder their responsibility. For example, a
supervisorwill beable to superviseadequately the raising and
lowering ofplant ifthere is a direct audiolinkwith the winch
operator, even thoughthe winch maybe physically locatedwhere
the supervisorcannot see itorhave readyaccessto it;
(k) maintain properrecords ofthedivingoperation.This must
includetheparticulars in Annex 1;
(1) maintain the diving operationrecord throughoutthe diving
10(1)(a)(i) operation forwhich they are appointed.
Regulation 11
Regulation
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ACOP
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A supervisor may, whilstsupervising thediving operation in respectofwhich he is
appointed, give such reasonable directions to any persontakingpart in thatoperation
orwho may affect the safety ofthatoperation as are necessary toenable him to
comply withregulation 10.
133 The supervisoris entitledto give reasonableorders inrelation to
health and safety to any person taking part in the divingoperation.
Theseorders take precedenceover any. companyhierarchy.These
orders couldinclude instructingunnecessarypersonnelto leave a
controlarea, instructingpersonnelto operateplantand so on.
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