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

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Commercial Diving Regulations, 2022

15. Duties of persons involved in commercial diving

 

Any person who is involved in commercial diving operations must obey any lawful instruction given to him or her by the registered commercial diving contractor, or his or her representative,  regarding—

 

(a) the use of measures adopted for risk control;

 

(b) the immediate reporting of defective or damaged diving apparatus to the health and safety representative or the employer;

 

(c) the correct use of personal protective plant and machinery;

 

(d) co-operation with the employer in the task  of determining  the employee's exposures in the workplace;

 

(e) the reporting for medical fitness certification and for medical surveillance as required by regulation 7; and

 

(f) information, instruction and training received as contemplated in regulation 9.