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OSHA Required
Training
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1910.401(a)(2)(iv)(A)
Diving safety manual which includes at a minimum: Procedures covering all diving operations specific to the program; procedures for emergency care, including recompression and evacuation; and criteria for diver training and certification
1910.401(a)(2)(iv)(B)
Diving control (safety) board, with the majority of its members being active divers, which shall at a minimum have the authority to: Approve and monitor diving projects; review and revise the diving safety manual; assure compliance with the manual; certify the depths to which a diver has been trained; take disciplinary action for unsafe practices; and, assure adherence to the buddy system (a diver is accompanied by and is in continuous contact with another diver in the water) for SCUBA diving.
1910.410(a)General.
1910.410(a)(1)
Each dive team member shall have the experience or training necessary to perform assigned tasks in a safe and healthful manner.
1910.410(a)(2)
Each dive team member shall have experience or training in the following:
1910.410(a)(2)(i)
The use of tools, equipment and systems relevant to assigned tasks;
1910.410(a)(2)(ii)
Techniques of the assigned diving mode: and
1910.410(a)(2)(iii)
Diving operations and emergency procedures.
1910.410(a)(3)
All dive team members shall be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid (American Red Cross standard course or equivalent).
1910.410(a)(4)
Dive team members who are exposed to or control the exposure of others to hyperbaric conditions shall be trained in diving-related physics and physiology
1910.410(b) Assignments.
1910.410(b)(1)
Each dive team member shall be assigned tasks in accordance with the employee's experience or training, except that limited additional tasks may be assigned to an employee undergoing training provided that these tasks are performed under the direct supervision of an experienced dive team member.
1910.410(c)
Designated person-in-charge
1910.410(c)(1)
The employer or an employee designated by the employer shall be at the dive location in charge of all aspects of the diving operation affecting the safety and health of dive team members.
1910.410(c)(2)
The designated person-in-charge shall have experience and training in the conduct of the assigned diving operation. |
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