Joel O’Brien, Lead Organiser for Divers at the Maritime Union of Australia raises the important issue of divers’ pay and conditions, encouraging divers to ensure they understand their rights and entitlements in employment.
Safety
Three safety events from IMCA report on an incident where differential pressure caused a dummy choke to eject near divers; a lift bag near miss and a foreign body causing a fall in gas pressure in a divers helmet.
IMCA Safety Flashes
- IMCA SF 12/23: Differential pressure: dummy choke ejected close to divers
- IMCA SF 07/23: Lift bag near miss
- IMCA SF 06/23: Foreign body in divers helmet