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Decade after decade we hear diving stories. We hear constant bitching about low wages, crappy conditions, heartless management and clients who only care about the bottom line. Some areas have managed to get divers covered under Union agreements. Then the complaints vary somewhat, but they go on.

A few improvements are made in equipment, some of the Operators realize that improving safety is less costly than paying court ordered settlements and there are always voices, usually in the background, calling for improved safety procedures. In most instances, it takes multiple incidents of a similar nature to get attention. IMCA has improved diving safety in many areas and the ADCI has also. There is a LOT yet to improve.

TALK IS CHEAP
By joly, in Front Page Articles, February 9, 2016
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Girija Shettar, senior editor | 28 January 2016

Germany to end pick-and-mix offshore diving regulation
By JCROAT Subject Matter Expert, in Front Page Articles, February 9, 2016
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The Divers Association will attempt to find out what caused this divers life and pass on the information. Information is a safety issue! And all to often takes months to years to come out. This is unacceptable!

Diver dies after incident at Norwegian rig yard
By Association, in Front Page Articles, February 1, 2016
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Hyperbaric Lifeboat Recovery Gulf of Mexico Feasibility Study
By Association, in Front Page Articles, January 27, 2016
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It is my firm belief that if Stephen O'Malley had not been picked up by a harness he would be alive today! Every fully dressed surface diver should be brought out of the water in a Stage or Open Bottom Bell. That Stage or Open Bottom Bell should be able to accommodate a diver in the prone position, when the diver is injured or in respiratory distress.
Every current Open Bottom Bell and Stage could be fitted easily with a flip-out floor. Think about it, do want to be hung by a harness, when you're having breathing problems or are injured?n See Pictures below

Surface Diving Pick Up Harrnes: My Opinion, What Is Yours?
By JCROAT Subject Matter Expert, in Front Page Articles, January 25, 2013
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THE USE OF SCUBA IN COMMERCIAL DIVING AND ITS IMPACT ON FATALITIES
By Kyra Richter; Board member The Divers Association International.
If the most recent fatality is not enough to convince someone that SCUBA has no business in the commercial industry, perhaps these graphs will help paint the picture.
“When it comes to safety and protecting the lives of divers with improved regulations, we need to break free of the mindset that we’re only looking at offshore safety revisions. Permitting SCUBA in regulations is an unspoken way of giving approval to untrained commercial divers to perform activities which cross the line into the realm of commercial diving. “ Down Load attached PDF

SCUBA has no business in the commercial industry
By Association, in Front Page Articles, January 7, 2016
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Craw-fish Boil and Panel
By JCROAT Subject Matter Expert, in Front Page Articles, January 4, 2016
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Subsea Training Center Preps for Diving Regulations
By Carlos Zarate, in Front Page Articles, December 12, 2015
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When is Enough, Enough? Comment on the Priority of Safety
By Kyra1529152537, in Front Page Articles, July 25, 2012
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Underwater Bridge Inspection Course Offered at UI 2016
By Carlos Zarate, in Front Page Articles, October 10, 2015
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