S-2.1, r. 13 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Section 312.91 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

312.91. Ice diving: The following safety standards must be complied with when ice diving:

(1)  the dive team must consist of at least 4 divers, including 1 diver, 1 standby diver and 2 diver’s tenders, 1 of whom is the diving supervisor;

(2)  no diver may go under the ice more than 50 m from the point of entry into the water;

(3)  the bearing capacity of the ice must be evaluated;

(4)  the hole made in the ice must

(a)  be triangular;

(b)  allow the passage of 2 divers; and

(c)  have a perimeter visibly defined; and

(5)  the piece of ice taken from the hole must be

(a)  removed from the water to avoid forming an obstacle or binding the lifeline; and

(b)  put back into place after the dive.

O.C. 425-2010, s. 3.