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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsDiving Regulations, 200915. Chamber operators and operation of chambers |
| (1) | No person may be registered as a chamber operator for diving operations and compressed air work operations, unless that person complies with the requirements of the relevant training standards made under regulation 24(a). |
| (2) | No person may operate a diving chamber— |
| (a) | in the case of the chamber being compressed with gas other than air, unless that person is registered as a life-support technician; or |
| (b) | in the case of the chamber being compressed with air, unless— |
| (i) | that person is registered as a class I diver or a class II diver and operate the chamber under the supervision of a class I diving supervisor or a class 1\ diving supervisor; or |
| (ii) | that person is registered as a chamber operator in accordance with subregulation (1) and operates the chamber under the supervision of— |
| (aa) | a class I diving supervisor; |
| (bb) | a class II diving supervisor; |
| (cc) | a class III diving supervisor registered as a chamber operator; |
| (dd) | a class IV diving supervisor registered as a chamber operator; or |
| (ee) | a hyperbaric operations supervisor registered as a chamber operator. |
| (3) | Before a chamber dive, a chamber operator must ensure that — |
| (a) | all the pre-dive chamber checks have been completed in accordance with the chamber checklists: and |
| (b) | the chamber dive will take place as far as it is reasonably practicable without risks to the health and safety of persons that will enter that chamber. |
| (4) | During a chamber dive a chamber operator must — |
| (a) | comply with any direction given to him or her by the supervisor for that operation; and |
| (b) | comply with any direction applicable to him or her in accordance with the diving project plan. |
| (5) | A chamber operator must— |
| (a) | maintain a record of the chamber dives in the chamber log in accordance with Annexure B; and |
| (b) | maintain a daily record in his or her logbook in accordance with Annexure A. |
| (6) | A chamber operator must report for a medical examination to a designated medical practitioner at least once every 12 months. |
