Dive job.. amount of hours we can work per day??

[s276l]

Hey everyone,

I currently work in NYS, town of caroga, removing milfoil from the lake. We use a 3rd lung system to dive and the deepest we go is 20ft (mostly 5-15ft). According to our boss, there is some law/regulation that states we can only work 4 hours a day (45 down 15 up). Is this true? could we work more hours in the day? if so, is there an acutal law or regulation I can print out or obtain so that I may give it to him?

I have looked all over like crazy but could not find this information

Thanks,

Sean

 

[Barracuda2]

Hey everyone,

I currently work in NYS, town of caroga, removing milfoil from the lake. We use a 3rd lung system to dive and the deepest we go is 20ft (mostly 5-15ft). According to our boss, there is some law/regulation that states we can only work 4 hours a day (45 down 15 up). Is this true? could we work more hours in the day? if so, is there an acutal law or regulation I can print out or obtain so that I may give it to him?

I have looked all over like crazy but could not find this information

Thanks,

Sean

If there is such a law, you first need to find out if it's Local, (company) State, or Federal. Also check with OSHA about guidlines for this type of occupation. More than likely, there is a federal regulation governing this. Yes, you can work more hours than four in the conditions you described, but the regulations are going to be the determiner.

 

[s276l]

thanks for the quick reply! I will look into OSHA and see what I can find.

Thanks again,

Sean

 

[plwtwo]

Your work would fall under Professional Diving standards just like Construction divers, etc. and yes there is a regulation that states so many hours, I unfortunatly don't know what it is off hand....but be certain it is going to be a lot less than what you "can" do, because it is government and they have to protect the stupid...uhhh the dimwits...uhh I mean those that don't know better.

 

[s276l]

ok, i keep looking but still find nothing. keep the replies coming!

Sean

 

[Web Monkey]

I beleive that would be commercial diving.

The OSHA references are here: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/commercialdiving/standards.html

The NDL for a 20' dive is about 4 hours, which is probably where they got the number from.

Terry

Hey everyone,

I currently work in NYS, town of caroga, removing milfoil from the lake. We use a 3rd lung system to dive and the deepest we go is 20ft (mostly 5-15ft). According to our boss, there is some law/regulation that states we can only work 4 hours a day (45 down 15 up). Is this true? could we work more hours in the day? if so, is there an acutal law or regulation I can print out or obtain so that I may give it to him?

I have looked all over like crazy but could not find this information

Thanks,

Sean

 

[cmalinowski]

Interesting that when you search on "Professional Diving" there is a "permanent variance" for Dixie Divers. Strange that nobody else has done this.

Chris

 

[Web Monkey]

I'm not a lawyer, but it looks like the variance was to allow teaching classes without having a chamber on-site, and appears to apply to any similar operations, not just Dixie Divers.

Terry

Interesting that when you search on "Professional Diving" there is a "permanent variance" for Dixie Divers. Strange that nobody else has done this.

Chris

 

[NauiIT]

Just thought I would add some info.
The 4 hour dive time would definitely be based on the NDL for that depth. I am not aware of any 45 minute rule though, so as stated before, that may be a local rule.
At the NBL (NASA) we have a maximum 24 hour exposure of 5 hours and a maximum single exposure of 3 hours.
The 3 hours is self-imposed for safety reasons. The 5 hours is based on NOAA Oxygen tables, which give you 5 hours at a PPO2 of 1.0. We are breathing 46% Nitrox.