Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)

18.2 This Part does not apply to diving operations to which the Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations, the Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations or the Newfoundland Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations apply.

• 18.3 (1) Division I applies to type 1 dives and type 2 dives.

• (2) Division II applies to type 2 dives.

• 18.4 (1) Every employer shall establish written procedures and requirements that are to be followed and met by employees involved in diving operations and that specify which of those procedures and requirements

  • (a) apply to each type of dive in which the employees are likely to engage, including the qualifications of the dive team members;

  • (b) are to be implemented or met to counter any known hazards, including those arising out of contaminated or potentially contaminated environments, low visibility, hazardous water flow conditions and entrapment; and

  • (c) deal with emergency situations and the evacuation of dive team members.

• (2) Every employer shall review the procedures referred to in paragraph (1)(c) at least once a year and, if necessary, revise those procedures.

• (3) The procedures and requirements referred to in subsection (1) shall be available to all employees involved in diving operations.

• 18.5 (1) Every employer shall ensure that an employee required to dive has received instruction and training with respect to

  • (a) the types of dives in which the employee is likely to participate; and

  • (b) the equipment that the employee is likely to use.

• (2) Every employer shall ensure that an employee involved in diving operations demonstrates on an annual basis that the employee is competent to perform the types of dives in which the employee is likely to participate.

• (3) Every employer shall ensure that persons who are not employees and who dive with employees demonstrate that they are competent to perform the types of dives in which they will participate.

• 18.6 (1) Every employer shall ensure that an employee required to dive has been trained in first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and in the recognition of the symptoms and the management of diving-related injuries.

• (2) Where oxygen equipment for therapeutic purposes is provided at the dive site, the employer shall ensure that an employee required to dive or act as a diver’s tender is trained in its use.