A Victorian diving company that conducts water tank and irrigation inspections and repairs has been fined $730,000 by WorkSafe for repeatedly putting workers' lives in danger.
Safety
Three safety incidents have been reported recently, and IMCA has published an article on hand and finger injury awareness and prevention.
- IMCA SF 13/23: Loss of redundancy in diving bell launch and recovery (LARS) PLC system
- IMCA SF 13/23: Hand injury in medical airlock
- IMCA SF 18/23: Restricted air supply to diver
Hand and finger injury awareness
After a spate of hand and finger injuries being reported in IMCA Safety Flashes (diving and non-diving related), IMCA has published a short article about hand and finger safety, available here.