Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (DIVING SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 7

7 .         Contents of DSMS

        (1)         A DSMS must meet the minimum standards set out in the document published by the Safety Authority and known as “ Guidelines for complying with the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 ”, as that document is in effect from time to time.

        (2)         A DSMS for a diving project must provide for —

            (a)         all activities connected with the diving project; and

            (b)         the preparation of a diving project plan, in accordance with Part 3, for the project (including consultation with members of the workforce in the preparation of the plan) and the revision of the plan as necessary; and

            (c)         the continual and systematic identification of hazards associated with the diving project; and

            (d)         the continual and systematic assessment of —

                  (i)         the likelihood of the occurrence, during normal or emergency situations, of injury or damage associated with those hazards; and

                  (ii)         the likely nature of any injury or damage;

                and

            (e)         the elimination of risks to persons involved with the project and associated work including —

                  (i)         risks arising during evacuation, escape and rescue in case of emergency; and

                  (ii)         risks to persons involved with the operation arising from equipment and hardware,

                or the reduction of those risks to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable; and

            (f)         the inspection and maintenance of, and testing programs for, equipment and hardware integral to the control of those risks; and

            (g)         communications between persons involved in the diving project; and

            (h)         the performance standards that apply to the DSMS; and

                  (i)         a program of continuous improvement.

        (3)         A DSMS for a diving project must —

            (a)         specify any standard or code of practice that is to be used in the diving project; and

            (b)         require the diving project to be carried out in accordance with that standard or code.

        (4)         A DSMS for a diving project must contain —

            (a)         any information that is reasonably necessary to demonstrate that the DSMS complies with these regulations; and

            (b)         a system for the management of change.