111. Appointment of medical practitioner

Where any work is carried out in a compressed air environment in a worksite, a medical practitioner shall be appointed for the purpose of —

supervising medical lock attendants; and

attending to and treating persons suffering from compressed air illness and other conditions arising from work in a compressed air environment at all times.

No medical practitioner shall be appointed under paragraph (1) unless the medical practitioner —

is suitably qualified and familiar with the problems associated with work in a compressed air environment and the medical aspects of that work; and

has been registered with the Commissioner as a designated workplace doctor.

It shall be the duty of the medical practitioner appointed under paragraph (1) to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such steps as are necessary to ensure that he performs his functions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) properly.

Where any work is carried out in a compressed air environment in a worksite, a medical practitioner shall be appointed for the purpose of —

supervising medical lock attendants; and

attending to and treating persons suffering from compressed air illness and other conditions arising from work in a compressed air environment at all times.

No medical practitioner shall be appointed under paragraph (1) unless the medical practitioner —

is suitably qualified and familiar with the problems associated with work in a compressed air environment and the medical aspects of that work; and

has been registered with the Commissioner as a designated workplace doctor.

It shall be the duty of the medical practitioner appointed under paragraph (1) to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such steps as are necessary to ensure that he performs his functions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) properly.