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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

Alert - Recreational Diving and Snorkelling Emergencies- Operator preparedness

Alert - Recreational Diving - Equipment to minimise the risk of missing diver emergencies

Recreational diving resource kit

Dive safety log (PDF, 133 KB)

Medical declaration form (PDF, 81 KB)

Recreational diving and snorkelling compliance checklist (PDF, 45 KB)

Safety information for SCUBA divers (PDF, 364 KB)

Risk management process for the recreational dive industry (PDF, 67 KB)

Occupational diving resource kit

Example of a diver's safety log (PDF, 129 KB)

Construction diving compliance checklist (PDF, 40 KB)

Diving (other than construction) compliance checklist (PDF, 39 KB)

Proof of competence examples for the occupational diving industry (PDF, 162 KB)

Documented risk management process (PDF, 74 KB)

Example of a documented risk management process (PDF, 91 KB)

For more information contact:

Queensland Government

Workplace Health and Safety Infoline 1300 369 915