Development of a micro-habitat hyperbaric welding system – Part 2

Compliance with the statutory requirements specified in (Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, 2019) concerning the management of major accident hazards (MAH) on offshore installations, is determined through various industry regulations, namely ‘The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015’ (UK Legislation, 2015). These regulations combine to determine an MAH (major accident hazard) by the definition given within the Approved Code of Practice (Health and Safety Commission, 2014). Not all are listed here, but the definition most applicable to the discussion is as follows: “The failure of life support systems for diving operations in connection with the installation, the detachment of a diving bell used for such operations or the trapping of a diver in a diving bell or other subsea chamber used for such operations.”