168BContents of DSMS

168B Contents of DSMS

(1) A DSMS must meet the minimum standards set out in guidelines made by the regulator for this subregulation, as in force from time to time. (2) A DSMS must provide for: (a) all activities connected with a diving project; and (b) the preparation of a diving project plan, in accordance with Division 3, for a diving project (including consultation with workers in the preparation of the plan) and the revision of the plan as necessary; and (c) the continual and systematic identification of hazards related to a 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 workers involved with a diving project and associated work including: (i) risks arising during evacuation, escape and rescue in case of emergency; and (ii) risks to workers arising from plant for diving; or the reduction of those risks to as low as reasonably practicable; and (f) the inspection and maintenance of, and testing programs for, equipment and hardware that is integral to the control of those risks; and (g) communications between persons involved with a diving project; and (h) the performance standards that apply to the DSMS; and (i) a program of continuous improvement. (3) A DSMS must: (a) specify any standard or code of practice that is to be used in a diving project; and (b) require the diving to be carried out in accordance with those standards or codes. (4) A DSMS 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.