News for regulators
Earlier this year the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) was instrumental in the investigation of forged Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications which led to an AUD $75,000 penalty being issued to the person who fabricated the qualifications. While this case…
The safety focus for this newsletter relates to a technical service bulletin issued by Broco/Rankin and a HSE safety alert regarding catastrophic failures of certain aluminium SCUBA cylinders. Broco/Rankin Technical Service Bulletin On March 13th 2018 a technical service bulletin…
In April 2012 a drift diver, Jarrod Hampton, died after undertaking routine drift diving work to collect pearl oysters. Jarrod’s death has been investigated by authorities since that time with the Western Australia Coroner’s court releasing its findings in February…
Have your say! The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is requesting input from the Hyperbaric industry into the content of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) “Code of Safety for Diving Systems” and the “Guidelines and Specifications for Hyperbaric Evacuations Systems”.…
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) launched a Resilience Awareness Program in January 2018 which is tailored for people in the marine contracting industry and aims to assist organisations and individuals to cope with challenging issues and to build resilience…
A number of WorkSafe Victoria Work Health and Safety inspectors were recently involved in an 'on the job' training day to expand their knowledge in the running of an occupational diving project and site. Attendees felt the experience was valuable…
This issue’s safety news includes alerts from IMCA relating to a KM37 helmet neck dam near miss, an increase in counterfeit training certificates, and asbestos contamination in ‘Eurogrit’ cleaning product. We also share a recall notice of Kidde and Garrison…
On Friday the 15th of September, ADAS advised via it's website the closure of The Underwater Centre Tasmania (TUCT) due to liquidation, which occurred the previous day. While certifications already issued by ADAS for students trained at TUCT will not…
The safety news this issue provides information about diving related incidents reported by IMCA; gives access to a helmet maintenance video created by ADCI; and shares information about WorkSafe New Zealand withdrawing approval of certain dive cylinders. IMCA Safety Flash…
In an ever-changing industry, there are always new developments and technologies available. Tests in Australia of a new rebreather bailout system may be the face of one such change. A deep diving rebreather, the Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA), which…