Grants for Workplace Safety Initiatives
WorkSafe Victoria has awarded over AUD$2 million in funding to reduce workplace harm and improve outcomes for injured workers.
Reminder on Logbook Maintenance
International contactors have begun enforcing logbook maintenance, including refusal for divers to go into Saturation if logs have not been maintained.
Safety Update
It has fortunately been relatively quiet in relation to serious incidents recently. There are two IMCA safety alerts in this issue which relate to a surface decompression near-miss and the incorrect set-up of a grinder. SF 13/22 - Surface decompression near-miss…
Coroners Court Recommendations
ADAS is aware of the Recommendations made by the Coroners Court of New South Wales to the ADAS Executive following the inquest into the 2015 death of Mark Leon Murphy. The ADAS Executive, along with the ADAS Board of Directors,…
ADAS School Wins Excellence Award – Again!
Congratulations to the Commercial Dive Academy (CDA) for winning an Excellence in Export award for the second year running. The Excellence in Export award is a category of the 2022 Sprit Super Business Excellence awards, and showcases businesses and organisations…
Small Business Tax Deductions
Australian small businesses are now eligible for training related tax deductions. The Australian Government recently announced the 2022-23 budget which includes support for small businesses through both a Business Technology Boost and a Skills and Training Boost. Australian based businesses…
Safety
Three safety events from IMCA report on a near miss involving a diver’s umbilical; COBRA system hose cross threading; and a diver who experienced air flow restrictions during a diving operation. SF 03/22 - Near miss: diver's umbilical drawn beneath…
COVID-19 Guidance
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our lives, many commercial divers are finding it challenging to determine when it is safe for them to return to diving work after contracting COVID-19. In recent months ADAS has received a number…
DiveSafe
ADAS school, BURC, which is located in Turkey is currently involved in Project DiveSafe, a consortium of diving organisations aiming to develop an integrated system for scientific and environmental underwater systems. The project receives funding from the European Maritime and…
Maritime Union of Australia Meeting
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is holding a meeting with members of the Victorian commercial diving industry in December in order to discuss future negotiations in the industry. The meeting will be held at the MUA offices in West…