Code of Maine Rules
12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
179 - BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Chapter 5 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DIVING
Section 179-5-I - Definitions
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Public Safety Diver: Any individual who engages in compressed gas diving activities under the direction of a public employer subject to rules adopted under Title 26 MRSA §565 and § 2107.
B. Public Safety Dive: Compressed gas diving performed in the interest of search and rescue or related public safety purposes, which does not meet the definitions for commercial, scientific, or other diving activities as described in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart T or 29 CFR 1926 Subpart Y as adopted under agency work rules 12-179 Chapter 2, general industry, and Chapter 3, construction standards.
C. Public Safety Dive Team: Personnel trained in public safety dive operations, including public safety divers and support personnel.
