Canadian Association of Diving Contractors

The amendment to eliminate the clause allowing the use of a Three Man minimum crew in low risk surface supplied diving in CSA Z275.2 diving operations is now approaching the end of the 60 day public review. The reason for the amendment is the clause was being used as a loophole to allow a three […]

The amendment to eliminate the clause allowing the use of a Three Man minimum crew in low risk surface supplied diving is now out for the 60 day public review. The reason for the amendment is the clause was being used as a loophole keep crew size down (low bid / economics over safety) to […]

(ED NOTE: This is a reprint of the article – ” Death of a Diver: The Human Cost of a Diving Accident”  published in the 2018 Summer Edition of the CADC Magazine – downloadable below.) This reprint also features a presentation by Joey Oickle – the person charged with the violating several safety regulations – […]

(Some jurisdictions in the diving industry allow for the use of a three-man dive crew on a jobsite. But, when you think of it, what is the operational position of this crew? Who is doing what?  Let’s look at a typical three-man dive crew on a jobsite through the eyes—and voice—of the man in charge. […]

The Board of Directors of CADC has chosen board member Dave Geddes for the office of president for the 2018-2020 Term. The president is traditionally chosen from the elected CADC Board of Directors as a leader/facilitator to carry a CADC agenda forward in areas that have concern to the CADC and our industry. Currently, CADC […]

(Pre-Print from CADC Mag Winter 2017-18) Thirty-nine-year-old Luke Seabrook from Dartmouth, NS, was killed on the job on July 15, 2015 as he was inspecting an underwater dam gate at the Nova Scotia Power plant in Annapolis Royal. He died when he was sucked into a gap under the gate, which should have been closed. […]

The important CSA Z257 Occupational Diving and Hyperbaric Environments Committee (the Dive Standards Committees) will take place on November 7 – 9, 2017. This is the group that formulates the Dive Standards for CSA. These standards may be adapted as regulation in the Canada. These meetings will be held at the CSA Office in Toronto, […]

Luke Seabrook died in 2015 by being partially sucked through a tidal power control gate. It wasn’t a difficult job – but it certainly was a dangerous job if basic safety procedures around the structure were ignored or taken lightly. He wasn’t the first to succumb to this type of accident – and sadly he […]

Paul’s Diving must pay fines and hold 15 safety presentations by next October By Emma Smith, CBC News Posted: Oct 26, 2017 7:55 PM ATLast Updated: Oct 26, 2017 7:55 PM AT Luke Seabrook, 39, was working to inspect the gates that control the flow of the Annapolis River tides. (Seabrook family) Related Stories Company pleads […]

(CADC MAG SUMMER 2017 – DIGITAL EDITION) “There are old divers – and there are bold divers. But there are very few old, bold divers” Commercial diving and the supply of underwater services is a serious business. Things have come a long way from “the good ol’ days” hard hat diver to the introduction of […]