Regulation 102

Every person who is employed in a compressed air environment in the worksite shall spend not less than 12 consecutive hours at atmospheric pressure in any 24-hour period.

A person who has never worked in a compressed air environment before shall not be employed in compressed air work in the worksite unless he is accompanied by a person who had previously worked in a compressed air environment.

A person who has not carried out any work in a compressed air environment for more than 14 consecutive days shall not carry out such work in a compressed air environment exceeding one bar for more than 4 hours in one day.

The total period of time in a day which the person referred to in paragraph (3) spends in a compressed air environment shall not in any subsequent day be increased by more than one hour on each subsequent day.

No person shall carry out any work in a compressed air environment at a pressure exceeding 3.5 bars except in an emergency.

No person suffering from a cold, chest infection, sore throat or ear ache shall carry out any work in a compressed air environment unless the person has been medically examined and certified fit by a medical practitioner.

For the purpose of this regulation, the period of time a person spends in a compressed air environment shall include the time spent by the person in the man-lock for compression and decompression.