Canadian Association of Diving Contractors

CADC Magazine now online, downloadable – and printable!! (In full colour!)

CADC Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:22:17 +0000

Missed the latest issue of CADC Magazine. Read it online NOW (including smartphones, Iphones, and Ipads!!). You can download it, print it .. and link to the advertisers!!!

If your own copy of the CADC magazine, go to the free subscription page noted in the header above.

ONLINE LINK IS is at http://www.CADC.ca/cadcmag/fall2011

This issue . . . → Read More: CADC Magazine now online, downloadable – and printable!! (In full colour!)

Free 2012 MCM Diving Screensaver and Printable Calendar available.

CADC Admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:08:58 +0000

The Annual 2012 Diving Screensaver and printable MCM Diving Calendar is now available via the authors photo website (DougElsey.com).

This one is a bit different in that it has a real-time clock and calendar going on with it as well as the photo’s from this years Deep Divex and other MCM images. The photos . . . → Read More: Free 2012 MCM Diving Screensaver and Printable Calendar available.

SEASONS GREETINGS

CADC Admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:06:02 +0000

Glenn Costello elected CADC President for 2012 / 2013 term.

CADC Admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:00:37 +0000

Mr. Glenn Costello has been elected president of the CADC for the 2012 2013 term. Mr. Costello is the President of Canpac Divers Inc and is a past member of the Canadian Standards Association, Committee for Occupational Diving and Hyperbaric and Caisson Sub-Committees. Mr. Costello has also assisted with the formulation of diving standards for . . . → Read More: Glenn Costello elected CADC President for 2012 / 2013 term.

Diving around Dams – Safety Video from MOL.

CADC Admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:21:41 +0000

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a new video on Dive Safety around dams. Check it out.

Also see the Guidelines on working around Delta P situations also on this site. Click here to be directed to Guidelines.

Images of an industry

Doug Elsey - Executive Director CADC — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:49:16 +0000

Circa late 1970′s, a diver from Can Dives Great lakes division prepares to enter a manhole full of industrial debris at container pier in Halifax nova scotia.

Divers had air supply cut off by strikers, hearings told

Doug Elsey - Executive Director CADC — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:46:13 +0000

MONTREAL — Quebec’s labour minister said it’s “unimaginable” that wildcat strikers would cut off the air supply to two construction divers on a worksite north of Montreal on Monday. The divers in Trois-Rivieres, Que., about 140 km north of Montreal, were shaken but unharmed when a roving group of union delegates forcibly shut down the . . . → Read More: Divers had air supply cut off by strikers, hearings told

Delta P Hazards Guideline for Diving Operations updated.

CADC Admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:20:53 +0000

Guideline updated Oct 17, 2011

Occupational Health and Safety statistics reveal that a very high proportion of occupational diving fatalities occur because of divers encounters with differential pressures at dams and other work sites. Furthermore the investigations of these tragic incidents indicate that the majority of these encounters were preventable.

This guideline is primarily . . . → Read More: Delta P Hazards Guideline for Diving Operations updated.

Diving Supervisors Course – Richmond Oct 17-21

CADC Admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:11:50 +0000

Diving Supervisors Course October 17 – 21, 2011 Location: Richmond, B.C.

Course Outline • Elements of supervision • Motivation & communication • Legislation • Site emergencies and accident investigation • Dive accident prevention and management planning • Health and Safety, policies, management and procedures • Management of simulated diving emergencies (shams)- theory only • Review . . . → Read More: Diving Supervisors Course – Richmond Oct 17-21

CC-UHMS Conference in Vancouver 2011

CADC Admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:14:10 +0000

It may be hard to believe, but it’s been a whole year since CC-UHMS first formed. We have been busy preparing for the next conference. Vancouver will host the next CC-UHMS Annual General Meeting. There will be a Fitness to Dive course for Level I doctors on the 19th and 20th October 2011. The AGM will be on the 21st . . . → Read More: CC-UHMS Conference in Vancouver 2011