Diving
Our role in diving operationsThe Petroleum Safety Authority Norway is responsible for the regulation and supervision of occupational diving activities in the petroleum industry on the Norwegian continental shelf and at land-based terminals.
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There are more stringent health requirements for persons who want to work as divers in the petroleum industry, when compared with other offshore workers.
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Status and signals - Diving
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No reported personal injuries in connection with saturation diving in 2009
There were no reported undesirable incidents in the form of personal injuries or near-misses in connection with saturation diving in 2009. This emerges from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway's report from the DSYS diving database.Read more -
Seeking safer diving
An international system for long-term health monitoring of divers working in the North Sea was adopted in 2009.Read more -
No personal injuries reported in connection with diving last year
There were no reported undesirable incidents involving personal injury or near-miss hazardous situations in connection with saturation diving in 2008, according to a report from DSYS, a diving database system used by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA).Read more -
Health under pressure
The industry has been commissioned by the PSA to develop a common system for the whole North Sea to monitor the medical condition of divers and its development over time.Read more -
Information on the European Diving Technology Committee (EDTC)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway participates in the European Diving Technology Committee (EDTC), where more than 15 European countries take part in the work on harmonizing standards and improving safety in diving operations. Each nation may participate with up to four representatives; one from the authorities, one from the labor unions, one from industry and one from the medical community.Read more