131Contents of DSMS

131 Contents of DSMS

(1) A DSMS must meet the minimum standards set out in guidelines made by NOPSEMA for the purposes of 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 project (including consultation with members of the workforce in the preparation of the plan) and the variation 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 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 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 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 this Chapter; and

(b) a system for the management of change.