Diving accidents and diving safety reports
Occupational diving is recognised as a high risk activity, but thankfully is in practice a very safe undertaking with a very low injury and/or fatality rate. This is due to the high standard of training and assessment of occupational divers and the relatively strict regulation of the industry. Accidents involving divers do happen, though, and we can all learn lessons from these unfortunate events.
As ADAS gets information regarding diver incidents or accidents, we will publish it here so that we can all benefit from the mistakes that others have made and paid for, or procedural or equipment problems, etc.
In the meantime, click on the links below to read some articles from other sources that provide useful information for us all. An article from "Underwater Magazine" re an accident in the USA that resulted in a diver's death. (DOC 61 K) A reprise from "Underwater Magazine" on the above article about the diver's death in Washington USA. (DOC 88 K) Canadian wild catch-diver death - employer charged (DOC 28 K) Canadian fish farm-diver - employer charged (DOC 26 K)
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