Name: Commercial and Professional Diving SWMS
Brand: BlueSafe Online
SKU: prod_01KBPKQ4Y1F792M3SY8FMF78ND
Price: 79.50 AUD
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Product Overview

This SWMS covers commercial and professional diving, including planning, equipment preparation, underwater work, decompression, emergency response and close-out. It supports planning and risk management for breathing gases, vessel activities, dive hazards, pressure and recovery tasks.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

Review the dive scope, plan, competence and fitness considerations
Set up the site and water exclusion area
Load the vessel, position plant and manage equipment handling
Prepare breathing gases and inspect dive and rescue equipment
Conduct the pre-dive briefing and equipment checks
Manage water entry, descent and planned underwater work
Manage decompression, ascent and recovery
Operate chamber and treatment activities where required
Respond to diving emergencies, decontaminate equipment and close out

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out commercial and professional diving activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Job Step / Activity	Potential Hazards
Review scope and dive plan	Unplanned diving activity Inadequate diver competence Medical unfitness Incorrect decompression profile Fatigue and impaired judgement
Establish site and water exclusion	Unauthorised water entry Vessel strike Vehicle and plant interaction Fall into water Public exposure to diving operations
Load vessel and position plant	Manual handling strain Dropped cylinders Crush from lifting gear Vessel instability Fuel or battery ignition
Prepare breathing gases	Oxygen-enriched fire Gas contamination Cylinder overpressure Incorrect gas mixture Asphyxiation from gas release
Inspect dive and rescue equipment	Air-supply failure Umbilical entanglement Communication loss Equipment malfunction Inadequate bailout supply
Conduct pre-dive briefing	Signal misunderstanding Buddy separation Incorrect equipment fitting Panic response Uncontrolled entry
Enter water and descend	Slip during entry Rapid descent Barotrauma Current separation Entanglement at entry point
Perform planned underwater work	Entanglement and entrapment Drowning from gas loss Low visibility disorientation Marine animal injury Underwater tool injury Contaminated water exposure Crush from suspended load
Manage decompression and ascent	Decompression sickness Arterial gas embolism Oxygen toxicity Rapid ascent Loss of decompression gas
Operate chamber and treatment	Pressure vessel failure Fire in oxygen-rich atmosphere Incorrect pressurisation Thermal stress Entrapment in chamber
Respond to diving emergency	Unconscious diver Drowning Decompression illness Missing diver Delayed emergency response
De-kit and decontaminate	Contaminated equipment Manual handling strain Sharps injury Residual cylinder pressure Slip hazards
Demobilise and close out	Unsecured equipment during transport Fatigue after diving Incomplete records Environmental contamination Unauthorised restart

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Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations.
Model WHS Regulations, Part 4.8 Diving Work, as adopted or applied in the relevant jurisdiction.
Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.
Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace.
Model Code of Practice: Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace.
Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks.
Model Code of Practice: Confined Spaces.
Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities.
AS/NZS 2299.1 Occupational diving operations—Standard operational practice.
AS/NZS 2299.2 Occupational diving operations—Surface-supplied breathing apparatus.
AS/NZS 2815 Training and certification of occupational divers.
AS 2030.1 Gas cylinders—General requirements.
AS/NZS 1715 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment.
AS/NZS 1337 Personal eye-protection equipment.
AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets.
AS/NZS 2210.3 Personal protective equipment—Safety footwear.
AS/NZS 1270 Acoustics—Hearing protectors.
AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments.

Standard SWMS Features (Click to Expand)

Task-specific job steps, hazards and control measures
Initial and residual risk ratings
Assigned responsible persons for each job step
Plant, equipment and PPE requirements where applicable
Permits, qualifications and high-risk construction work details where applicable
Worker consultation, sign-off and review sections

Commercial and Professional Diving SWMS

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