WSH Guidelines Commercial Diving

WSH Guidelines -Inland,Inshore Commerical Dving

What is WSH Guidelines 

WSH Guidelines showcased workplace safety and health best practices and WSH program for controlling workplace hazards and improving occupational health for various industry and program 

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WSH Guideline -Inland,Inshore Commerical Diving Scope

This guide provides recommendations and guidelines for commercial diving operations, not exceeding 50 metres in water depth within Singapore’s inshore and inland boundaries.

1.1 Objective

The objective of this guide is to provide guidance and best practices for:

• Service providers such as commercial diving contractors and dive team;

• Service buyers such as shipyards, vessel owners, oil/gas and petrochemical plant operators; and

• Public agencies such as the Public Utilities Board, Singapore Food Agency on Fish Farm Aquaculture, National Environment Agency, National Parks Board, and Defence Science and Technology Agency.

The guide is not intended to be prescriptive but comprises proper planning and assessment of diving operation and use of compressed air breathing supply apparatus with the specifc requirements. The guide also covers risk assessment of common hazards and their recommended risk controls. Emergency response plans are included as a guide to address various emergency situations such as recovery of an unconscious or injured diver and loss of respiratory air.

1.2 Scope

The guide covers two diving methods, namely Surface-Supplied Diving Equipment (SSDE)/Surface-Supplied Breathing Apparatus (SSBA) and Commercial Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (CSCUBA). Recreational Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) shall not be used for commercial diving operations.

The scope does not cover recreational diving/technical diving, scientifc diving, archaeological diving projects as well as diving activities using oxygen-enriched gas mixtures (NITROX).

Note

This set of guidelines replaces the Technical Advisory for Inland/Inshore Commercial Diving Safety and Health published by the Workplace Safety and Health Council in 2009.

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