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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

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Commercial Diving Regulations, 2022

23. Notification of commercial diving project

 

(1) The employer and a commercial diving school that intends to carry out any diving project must, as far as is reasonably practicable, notify the chief inspector of the diving project, in writing, at least seven days before commencement of the diving project.

 

(2) The employer must notify the chief inspector of unplanned and emergency diving operations as soon as practicable or within 24 hours after completion of the diving project.

 

(3) A notification contemplated in subregulation (1) must contain the minimum information, as required in Annexure E.

 

(4) The employer and the commercial diving school must notify the chief inspector as soon as reasonably practicable of any  change in the information provided in terms of subregulation (1) by submitting an updated version of Annexure E.

 

(5) The employer and the commercial diving school must ensure that copies of the forms contemplated in subregulations (3) and (4) are kept at the dive site for inspection by an inspector, client or employee.