UK Statutory Instrument SI 1997 United Kingdom

Diving at Work Regulations 1997

Enforced by
HSE
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Contractor3 Employer2

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s.004 Duty to ensure compliance with these Regulations Regulated
  • Ensure diving projects comply with the Diving at Work RegulationsAny Person
s.005 The diving contractor Regulated
  • Appoint a single diving contractor before the project startsEmployer
s.006 Duties of diving contractor Regulated
  • Plan, manage and record diving operations for safetyContractor
s.007 Information to be supplied to Regulated
  • Supply and update diving contractor particulars to HSEContractor
s.008 Diving project plan Regulated
  • Prepare a diving project planContractor
s.009 Appointment of supervisor Regulated
  • Appoint a single competent supervisor for each dive operationEmployer
s.010 Duties of supervisor Regulated
  • Supervise diving operations safely and in line with the project planAny Person
s.013 Duties of and restrictions on persons engaged in a diving project Regulated
  • Ensure divers are competent, fit, and follow directions in a diving projectAny Person
11 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application and extent
s.011 Power of supervisor to give directions
s.012 Duties of and restrictions on divers
s.014 Approved qualifications
s.015 Certificate of medical fitness to dive
s.016 Exemption certificates
s.017 Transitional and supplementary provisions
s.018 Revocations
s.019 Amendments
Schedules

Schedules

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12 other schedules
s.sch001 Name, address and telephone number of the diving contractor.
s.sch001 Legal status of the diving contractor (for example: limited company,...
s.sch001 Name, address and telephone number (where different from 1) of...
s.sch001 The signature and full name of the person supplying the...
s.sch001 The date upon which the particulars are supplied.
s.sch002 In regulation 7 of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations...
s.sch002 In paragraph 7 of Part I of Schedule 2 of...
s.sch002 In regulation 2 of the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989,...
s.sch002 In regulation 2 of the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations...
s.sch002 In the Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations...
s.sch002 In regulation 3 of the Work in Compressed Air Regulations...
s.sch002 In the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997— (a) in regulation 1(2),...

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