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• What law applies
• General hazards
• Recreational snorkelling
  • Managing the risks
  • Head counts
  • Medical fitness
  • Supervision
  • Instruction, advice and equipment
  • Rescue and emergencies
  • Snorkelling and moving vessels
• Recreational (including technical) diving
  • What is recreational diving?
  • What is recreational technical diving?
  • Managing the risks
  • Diving related illnesses and conditions
• Occupational diving
  • Changes to competency requirements
  • What is construction diving work?
  • Managing the risks
  • Medical fitness
  • Diver competency
  • Equipment
  • Rescue and emergencies
  • Diving illnesses and conditions
  • Log keeping
  • Diving and moving vessels

Diving industry codes of practice

• Noise
• Hazardous materials
• Manual handling
• Risk management

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Diving

In order to understand the workplace health and safety requirements for diving and your obligations under the law you must consider and understand relevant legislation and codes of practice.

What law applies
Rights and obligations, specific regulations, specific codes

General hazards
Plant, equipment and machinery, noise, hazardous substances, manual handling

Recreational snorkelling
Managing risks, fitness, supervision, rescue, emergencies, snorkelling, moving vessels

Recreational (including technical) diving
What is recreational diving, risks of recreational diving, illnesses and conditions

Occupational diving
What is occupational diving, risks of occupational diving, log keeping

Last updated November 3, 2005

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