Common use of Diving Clause in Contracts

Diving. The Royal Life Saving Society of Australia advises that there is a significant body of evidence to suggest that shallow water diving can lead to a range of injuries that include head injuries (broken teeth, scalp injuries and facial fractures), to the more significant spinal cord injury. As such “No Diving” signs have been applied to the concourses around Council’s pools in locations where it is deemed dangerous. A line has also been applied around the main pool of each complex to enable swimmers to identify areas of shallow water more easily. A red line indicates areas where diving is prohibited. Any group wishing to conduct dive starts into the shallow end of a competition pool for relays must conduct a risk assessment of the activity beforehand and acknowledge full responsibility for consequences arising from the activity. The group acknowledges that the Royal Life Saving Society and Upper Hunter Shire Council have warned against diving in such areas and that significant injury could result.