Live issues
HSE works closely with employers, employees, trade associations, trade unions and other key stakeholders in the Diving industry to progress health and safety initiatives.
Revitalising Health & Safety
The Government and the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) are committed to improving standards and reducing injuries and ill health arising from work activities.
In June 2000 the Revitalising Health and Safety (RHS) strategy was launched to raise the profile of health and safety at work.
The RHS strategy aims to achieve a number of challenging targets by 2010 including:
- Reduction in the number of working days lost due to accidents and ill health by 30%
- Reduction in the incidence of ill health by 20%
- Reduction in the number of accidents by 10%
Programme of Work
HSE’s continuing goals for the diving industry are:
- To secure a significant and sustained reduction in the number of fatal and major accidents across all sectors of the diving industry.
- To work with all sectors of the industry to reduce risks to the health and safety of those involved in diving at work activities.
- To encourage collaboration within and across all industry sectors (including “not at work” recreational diving) to develop and share best practice.
The Programme of Work for the Diving Group in 2004/05 includes a wide range of activities including:
- Inspections across all sectors of the diving industry
- Investigation of all reported accidents, incidents and complaints
- Raising awareness of health issues (including noise, manual handling and substances hazardous to health) during diving operations.
- Maintaining a high profile in the “recreational at work” diving sector by attendance at dive shows and participation in industry led working groups.
