Guidance aligned to the Regulations – cited within – providing a framework for the management of health and safety risks by those undertaking tunnelling and other construction work in compressed air surroundings. Reflects the three main associated health risks: barotrauma (from pressure change) affecting bodily air-cavities, decompression illness and dysbaric osteonecrosis, which chronically affects long bones, hips and or shoulder joints.
Many regulatory duties are placed on the contractor in charge, in acknowledgment of the practical operation of the industry and that they are best placed. Accordingly, this guidance examines all pertinent requirements, particularly compression and decompression procedures and HSE’s approval of such. Styled presentation (eg bold, italics, margin coding) enables easy distinction between texts pertaining to the Regulations and the guidance.
