Occupational Safety Code for Diving Operations

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
View the CSA work program
Designation Number:
CSA Z275.2
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Development Activity:
New Edition
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
Posted On:

Scope:

Scope of Work

 

  1. Consider expanding Standard scope to include scientific diving (e.g., underwater archeology).
     
  2. Review and update reference documents (including new IMCA guidelines).
     
  3. Review definitions and terminology (consistency with IMCA?). New definitions for “incident”, “in-shore diving specialist”, and “mini ROV”.
     
  4. Review the DCIEM/DRDC decompression tables. Do they continue to represent the current medical science?
     
  5. Review requirements for supply air purity and sampling methods.
     
  6. Review guidance on dive site hazard identification and risk assessment.
     
  7. Review requirements for emergency preparedness and expectations that emergency procedures be practiced and verified – especially provisions for recovery of an unconscious diver.
     
  8. Review requirement for medical alert tags/bracelets.
     
  9. As agreed by the TC, for all Z275 standards, restricted SCUBA will be amalgamated with unrestricted SCUBA to create one category of SCUBA diving: designated “occupational SCUBA”.
     
  10. Consider minor revisions to SCUBA activity restrictions.
     
  11. Consider additional requirements for SCUBA equipment – full-face masks and bailouts.
     
  12. Consider adding requirements for use of rebreathing equipment (SCUBA diving).
     
  13. Update the criteria on minimum crew sizes – both for SCUBA and surface-supplied diving.
     
  14. Review the requirements for testing and performance of lifelines.
     
  15. Consider modifying criteria for maintaining the integrity of umbilicals under harsh conditions.
     
  16. Update provisions for through-water and in-water communications.
     
  17. Consider adding criteria for tender monitoring of diver telemetry (including depth).
     
  18. Amalgamate requirements for NITROX diving as an integral part of requirements for unrestricted surface-supplied diving.
     
  19. Update the requirements for deep diving (Clause 10) in harmony with new IMCA guidelines. Consider additional special requirements for offshore diving.
     
  20. Review and update requirements for contaminated-water diving (Clause 11). Reference published interpretation.
  21. Add a new clause specifically dealing with NITROX diving (new Clause 12).
  22. Update the example of a hazardous substance data sheet (Annex I).
  23. Update assessment and procedural advice for Penetration Diving (Annex J).
  24. Develop a new Annex for guidance on Rescue of an Unconscious Diver (Annex K).

Review list of regulatory organizations (Annex L)

Project need:

Z275.2 sets out the health and safety requirements for all professional diving operations across Canada. It is referenced by Federal Government (NEB, ESDC, NRCan) and most Provinces and Territories. This NE edition project would update the Standard to address new technology (e.g., use of dive computers and new diver monitoring systems). It would also allow the Canadian Standard to remain harmonized with international standards for the offshore petroleum sector. In addition, it would allow the Standard to clarify criteria for diving in contaminated waters (the subject of a number of incident reports and provincial inquiries). Attached is the scope of work planned

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