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Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.8
18.8 (1) If a diver considers himself or herself unfit to dive owing to illness, fatigue or any other cause, the diver shall inform the employer of that fact. (2) An employer who has been notified pursuant to subsection (1) shall not permit the employee to dive. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2025-79, s. 7(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.9
18.9 (1) Every employer shall ensure that, for each dive, the dive team develops a dive plan that identifies the surface and underwater conditions and hazards likely to be encountered, including those arising from contaminated environments and underwater pressure differentials, and that specifies (a) the duties of each dive team member; (b) the diving equipment to be used; (c) the breathing supply requirements, including the reserve supply; (d) the thermal protection to be used; (e) the repetitive dive factor; (f) the no-decompression limit; (g) the emergency procedures to be followed; (h) the communication methods to be used; (i) for a type 1 dive that is a scuba dive, whether there is a need for a diver’s tender; (j) the circumstances in which the dive must be terminated; (k) the procedures to be followed to ensure that machinery, equipment or devices that could create a hazard have been locked out; and (l) whether lifelines must be used. (2) In the case of a type 1 dive, the dive plan referred to in subsection (1) shall also specify whether there is a need for a standby diver. (3) In the case of a type 2 dive that requires decompression, the dive plan referred to in subsection (1) shall also specify the decompression schedule to be used. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 133(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.10
18.10 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) and Division II, every employer shall ensure that a dive team consisting of at least two divers is present at every dive site. (2) One member of the dive team referred to in subsection (1) shall be designated as the dive supervisor. (3) A diver’s tender shall be present at any surface supply dive. (4) A dive boat operator shall be present at any dive carried out from a boat or vessel. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.11
18.11 Every employer shall ensure that, for the duration of a surface supply dive, the diver’s tender devotes his or her entire time and attention to the work of a diver’s tender. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.12
18.12 Every employer shall ensure that, for the duration of a type 2 dive carried out from a boat or vessel, the dive boat operator devotes his or her entire time and attention to the work as a dive boat operator. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.13
18.13 A standby diver shall be present at all times when type 2 dives are in progress. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.14
18.14 Where a standby diver is needed pursuant to subsection 18.9(2) or section 18.13, the standby diver shall (a) be trained and equipped to operate at the depth at which and in the circumstances in which a submerged diver is operating; (b) be readily available to assist the submerged diver in the event of an emergency; and (c) not dive or be required to dive except in an emergency. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.15
18.15 Every employer shall, for the purposes of paragraph 18.9(1)(g), arrange for (a) assistance in the event of an emergency; (b) medical support on a 24-hour-a-day basis and a suitable means of communication between the dive site and that medical support; and (c) evacuation of a diver to a hyperbaric chamber if necessary. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.16
18.16 Every employer shall ensure that, when a diver shows any indication of a pressure-related injury or requires therapeutic recompression, (a) the necessary first-aid treatment is initiated; and (b) the medical support referred to in paragraph 18.15(b) is notified immediately. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.17
18.17 Diving operations, repetitive dives and the treatment of divers shall be carried out in accordance with generally accepted decompression tables and procedures. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.18
18.18 Every employer shall ensure that the following flags are conspicuously displayed at or in close proximity to the dive site whenever diving operations are conducted in areas of marine traffic: (a) the International Code Flag A, hoisted from any vessel, boat or platform used in support of a dive in such a manner as to ensure all-round visibility of the dive site; and (b) one or more diver’s flags from a white buoy which may be equipped with (i) a light, in which case the light shall be yellow and flashing, and (ii) reflecting material, in which case the reflecting material shall be yellow. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.19
18.19 Every diving operation shall be conducted under the supervision of a dive supervisor. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.20
18.20 The primary duties of the dive supervisor shall include (a) ensuring that every member of the dive team is familiar with the dive plan; (b) ensuring that every member of the dive team understands the member’s duties, including the emergency procedures to be followed; (c) ensuring, before each dive, that all necessary equipment is available and in good operating condition; and (d) supervising the entire diving operation. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.21
18.21 Immediately before each dive, the dive supervisor shall review the nature of any hazards at the dive site and ensure that all divers are fully aware of the hazards likely to be encountered in the diving operation. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 134(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.22
18.22 Every employer shall, for the purposes of paragraph 18.9(1)(h), ensure that all means of communication used at the dive site are (a) appropriate for the operation; and (b) understood by all members of the dive team. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.23
18.23 (1) Every employer shall ensure that a reserve breathing supply sufficient to allow the safe termination of a dive is immediately available to the diver. (2) Where required by the dive plan, the reserve breathing supply referred to in subsection (1) shall be carried by the diver. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.24
18.24 Every employer shall ensure that air compressors and filter systems are tested annually and produce breathing mixtures that meet the requirements of clause 3.8 of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z275.2-92, Occupational Safety Code for Diving Operations , published in English in April 1992 and in French in February 1994, as amended from time to time. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2022-94, s. 5(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.25
18.25 Where a dive plan requires that oxygen for therapeutic purposes be available, the employer shall supply (a) demand-type oxygen therapy equipment; and (b) an adequate quantity of oxygen. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.26
18.26 (1) Every employer shall ensure that all diving equipment used by employees is (a) designed for its intended use and maintained in a condition that ensures its continuing operation for the purpose and at the depth for which it was designed; and (b) inspected, tested, maintained and calibrated by a qualified person at intervals recommended by the manufacturer and whenever the equipment is thought to be defective. (2) Every employer shall ensure that diving equipment used by persons who are not employees and who are granted access to the work place is in a condition that ensures its operation for the purpose and at the depth for which it was designed. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.27
18.27 (1) Immediately before each dive, every diver shall check that all the equipment the diver requires is present, properly fastened in place and functioning. (2) Before beginning a descent, every diver shall conduct the check specified in subsection (1) again in the water. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.28
18.28 (1) Every employer shall ensure that whenever diving operations are carried out from a diving station located more than 2 m above the water, the divers are transported through the air-water interface by a cage, basket or platform. (2) Every employer shall ensure that a stationary platform from which a diver works, or any cage, basket or platform on or in which a diver is lowered to or raised from an underwater work place, and any associated hoisting devices and tackle, (a) are used for the purpose for which they were designed; and (b) do not in themselves create a hazard. (3) Any cage, basket or platform and any associated equipment referred to in subsection (2) shall be dedicated to the diving operations until the dive is completed. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.29
18.29 Floating equipment used in diving operations, including a vessel that is anchored or moored, shall not be moved or relocated while a diver is in the water unless the dive supervisor agrees to the move or relocation. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.30
18.30 The employer shall ensure that, when a floating platform, vessel or boat is used in support of the dive, it remains on site at all times while a diver is in the water. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.31
18.31 (1) Every employer shall ensure that, where a dive plan requires the use of a lifeline to tether a diver, the lifeline (a) is free of knots and splices, other than knots and splices necessary to attach the lifeline to the diver and the dive site; (b) has a breaking strength of not less than 1400 kg; (c) is secured to the diver so as to prevent loss of contact with the diver; and (d) is secured at the surface to a safe point of anchorage. (2) A lifeline shall always be used in dives taking place under ice. (3) Every employer shall ensure that a lifeline is tended at all times by a diver’s tender. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.32
18.32 Every submersible pressure gauge and every depth gauge shall be inspected by a qualified person (a) before being used for the first time; (b) thereafter at intervals not exceeding 12 months; and (c) whenever the gauge is thought to be defective. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.33
18.33 (1) Where an employee finds a defect in any diving equipment, including pressure gauges and depth gauges, that may render it unsafe for use, the employee shall immediately report the defect to the employer. (2) An employer shall mark or tag as unsafe and remove from service any diving equipment, including pressure gauges and depth gauges, that may be used by employees where a defect may render it unsafe for use. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.34
18.34 A dive shall be terminated in accordance with the dive plan referred to in subsection 18.9(1) or when (a) a dive team member requests termination; (b) a diver loses contact with or fails to respond correctly to a communication from a diving partner; (c) a diver loses contact with or fails to respond correctly to a communication from the diver’s tender; (d) a diver’s primary breathing supply fails; or (e) a diver becomes aware of any sign of a malfunction of equipment or any sign or symptom of diver distress. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.35
18.35 Every employer shall ensure that, on completion of a dive, a diver remains under observation for a period of time sufficient to ensure the health and safety of the diver. SOR/98-456, s. 1; SOR/2002-208, s. 41
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.36
18.36 (1) An employer shall not allow a diver to fly at an altitude greater than 300 m above the altitude of the dive site unless the following period of time has elapsed: (a) 12 hours following a no-decompression dive; (b) 24 hours following a decompression dive; or (c) such time as is specified by a physician who treated the diver for a pressure-related injury. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an emergency air evacuation. (3) In the event of an emergency air evacuation, provision shall be made to furnish the diver with oxygen, and the flight altitude and in-flight conditions shall be those recommended by the attending physician or dive supervisor. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.37
18.37 (1) Every diver shall report to the employer any occurrence that has caused a diving-related injury to the diver. (2) The employer shall investigate the occurrence reported pursuant to subsection (1) and keep a written record of its findings. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 135(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.38
18.38 (1) Every employer shall ensure that a dive record is kept for every diver. (2) The record referred to in subsection (1) shall contain, for each dive, (a) the date of the dive; (b) the dive location; (c) the name of the diver; (d) the name of the standby diver, if any; (e) the name of the diver’s tender, if any; (f) the signature of the diver and the dive supervisor; and (g) the breathing mixture used, if other than air. (3) The record referred to in subsection (1) shall also contain, for each type 1 dive, (a) the total elapsed time, measured in minutes, from the time the diver leaves the surface to the time the diver begins final ascent, rounded to the next whole minute; (b) the maximum depth reached; and (c) any unusual incident or condition, including emergency decompression time. (4) The record referred to in subsection (1) shall also contain, for each type 2 dive, (a) the type of diving equipment used; (b) the time the diver leaves the surface; (c) the maximum depth reached; (d) the time the diver begins final ascent; (e) the time the diver reaches the surface; (f) the decompression schedule used, if any; and (g) any unusual incident or condition. (5) The employer shall keep the record referred to in subsection (1) for a period of 12 months after the date of the dive. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 136
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.39
18.39 (1) Every employer shall keep a dated dive record for each diver that shall include (a) the year in which the dive occurs; (b) the maximum depth reached; (c) the total elapsed time, measured in minutes, from the time the diver leaves the surface to the time the diver begins final ascent, rounded to the next whole minute; (d) the breathing mixture used, if other than air; (e) any unusual incident or condition; (f) any occurrence reported pursuant to subsection 18.37(1); and (g) a copy of any record referred to in subsection 18.37(2). (2) The employer shall annually supply the record referred to in subsection (1) to the diver and keep a copy for a period of five years after the date on which the diver ceases to be employed by the employer. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 137(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.40
18.40 Every employer shall keep a record of all diver instruction and training received and all competency demonstrations given pursuant to section 18.5, for as long as the employee is employed by the employer as a diver. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 138(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.41
18.41 Every employer shall keep a record of each air quality test performed in accordance with section 18.24 for a period of five years after the day on which the test was made. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 139(E)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.42
18.42 Every employer shall keep a record of each equipment inspection, test, maintenance and calibration performed in accordance with paragraph 18.26(1)(b) for a period of five years after the day on which the inspection, test, maintenance or calibration was performed. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 139(E)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.43
18.43 Underwater approaches to water control and intake facilities where underwater pressure differentials may be encountered shall be made in accordance with sections 18.44 to 18.46. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 140(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.44
18.44 Every employer shall ensure that a diver working near a facility referred to in section 18.43 wears a lifeline tended from a position outside the approach area. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.45
18.45 Every employer shall ensure that any diver required to approach an underwater intake pipe, tunnel or duct is provided with the means to differentiate the intake from any other similar intake in the dive area. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.46
18.46 (1) Subject to subsection (2), every employer shall ensure that (a) a diver is not allowed to approach any underwater intake or structure where underwater pressure differentials may be encountered until the flow of water is stopped or controlled; and (b) the flow of water is not re-established until the diver leaves the water or until the dive supervisor has determined that the diver is clear of the approach area referred to in paragraph (a). (2) Where the flow of water referred to in subsection (1) cannot be stopped, the employer shall assess the safety of a diver approaching the intake by determining flow patterns using reliable indicators, direct measurements or calculations. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 141(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.47
18.47 No employer shall permit a diver to approach a work place that may be hazardous because of the operation of machinery or equipment, unless the machinery or equipment is secured against inadvertent movement and made inoperable for the duration of the dive. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.48
18.48 If there is a risk that a diver could be entrapped, the employer shall ensure that (a) a two-way voice communication system between the diver and the diver’s tender is provided; and (b) a second dive team, equipped to rescue a diver in the event of an emergency, is present at the dive site. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 142(E)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.49
18.49 (1) The initiation of underwater explosive charges at a dive site shall be under the direct control of the dive supervisor. (2) A two-way voice communication system shall be provided when explosives are being used at a dive site, unless the voice communication system itself would pose a hazard. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.50
18.50 Every employer shall ensure that a hyperbaric chamber meeting the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z275.1-93, Hyperbaric Facilities , published in English in December 1993 and in French in January 1995, as amended from time to time, for Class A (double-lock type) hyperbaric chambers, is available and in operable condition whenever (a) a decompression dive is occurring; or (b) the depth of a dive is to exceed 40 m. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2022-94, s. 5(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.51
18.51 Every employer shall ensure that a hyperbaric chamber is operated by a qualified person. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.52
18.52 (1) Every employer shall ensure that a second source of power capable of supplying sufficient power to operate all essential diving equipment is available in the event of failure of the primary power source. (2) Every employer shall ensure that the second source of power referred to in subsection (1) is capable of (a) being rapidly brought on line; and (b) operating all equipment essential to the diving operation. SOR/98-456, s. 1 SOR/2019-246, s. 143(F)
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.53
18.53 Sections 18.54 to 18.62 apply to surface supply type 2 dives. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.54
18.54 Where the planned depth of a dive does not exceed 40 m, there shall be at least three persons present at the dive site, of whom (a) at least two are divers, one of whom is a standby diver; and (b) at least one is a diver’s tender. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.55
18.55 The diver’s tender or the standby diver of a diving operation, the depth of which does not exceed 40 m, shall be designated as the dive supervisor. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.56
18.56 Where the planned depth of a dive exceeds 40 m, there shall be at least four persons at the dive site, of whom (a) at least two are divers, one of whom is a standby diver; (b) one is the dive supervisor; and (c) one is the diver’s tender. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.57
18.57 Every employer shall ensure that, except in an emergency, each surface supply diver in the water has a separate diver’s tender. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.58
18.58 (1) The voice communication system provided between a diver and the surface shall (a) allow the diver’s breathing to be heard at the surface; and (b) include a recording system where the maximum depth of the dive is greater than 55 m. (2) An emergency signal system must be in effect during a diving operation to supplement the primary communication system. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.59
18.59 A reserve breathing supply appropriate for the dive shall be carried by each diver. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.60
18.60 Every employer shall ensure that nonreturn valves are (a) fitted to all diving helmets and surface supply diving masks; and (b) checked daily before the commencement of diving operations in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.61
18.61 Every employer shall ensure that every life support umbilical incorporates a lifeline rigged to prevent stress on the air line. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.62
18.62 Every employer shall ensure that, in a liveboating operation, (a) a method that will prevent the lifeline or life support umbilical from becoming entangled in the propellers is used; (b) the diver’s tender is a qualified person for the type of tending used; and (c) the vessel operator is a qualified person. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.63
18.63 Sections 18.64 to 18.67 apply to type 2 dives in the course of which divers use scuba. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.64
18.64 In a diving operation where the diver is tethered to the surface by a lifeline or float, there shall be at least three persons present at the dive site, of whom (a) one is a standby diver; and (b) one is a diver’s tender. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.65
18.65 In a diving operation where the diver is not tethered to the surface by a lifeline or float, there shall be a through-water, two-way voice communication system between the divers and between the divers and the surface, and at least four persons present at the dive site, of whom (a) three are divers, one of whom is a standby diver; and (b) one is a diver’s tender. SOR/98-456, s. 1
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 18.66
18.66 One of the employees on the surface shall be designated as the dive supervisor of the scuba diving operation. SOR/98-456, s. 1