CADC Mag – Fall/Winter 2014 hits the street
By CADC Admin ~ December 18th, 2014. Filed under: CADC MAG, Latest Diving News.
The times they are a changin’,” sang Bob Dylan. Our Diving industry is in the midst of a sea of change. Crooner Bobby was so prophetic; I wonder if he ever got wet?
I attended a meeting of the Ontario Infrastructure Health and Safety Association-Diving Labour Management Committee to discuss issues working divers and companies were having with recent changes in diving regulations in Ontario with a representative from the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL). It was quite obvious that-like the new regulations or not-it is the law and the government (MOL) really has the final say in what they are and how they are enforced.
However, when all is said and done in the world of onsite work safety, the final responsibly of the administration and carrying out the intent of the regulations always comes down to the diving supervisor.
Making that final onsite decision if a dive is a go or no-go and getting it wrong can have fatal consequences and expose the diving supervisor and his employer to serious criminal penalties.
This issue we deal with frequently asked questions in the Canadian diving industry. We get lots of emails about simple issues that appear to have complicated answers. Do you need DCBC certification to work in Canada? Is there grandfathering allowed in CSA dive standards? Dave Geddes reaches out to a few experts to answer these questions. The answers may take the mystery out of a few questions.
CADC safety expert Bob Landry gives us a heads up on some of the standard and regulation changes that are in the works now with CSA dive standards and the offshore regulations currently being rewritten by Canada’s Department of Natural Resources.
With all these changes happening and paperwork getting more onerous every day, smaller diving companies can find the paperwork getting out of hand and confusing. Your self-confessed geek executive director will discuss the advantages of storing documents and files on cloud servers for easy access by both regulators/clients and contractors. Magic or a curse?
There is change underway in the hyperbaric industry in Canada, some good, some bad. It is highly political, but it is getting organized and it is growing. The key players shaping the industry are standards organizations and the provincial and federal regulatory bodies. These standards and regulations affect many arms of the hyperbaric industry- working chambers for divers, tunneling operations, health care and research. Sherri Ferguson of SFU addresses the changes in the research and clinical hyperbaric industry. The pressure is building fast!
Time to snuggle up to a warm compressor. The Canadian winter is coming and if it is anything like last year, an extra layer of woollies is not going to be an option. The diver is going to be the warmest guy on the crew at a balmy 32° Fahrenheit/0° Celsius. Take care of the surface crew too! Be safe and keep a tight hose, and stay off thin ice! See you at the Canadian Underwater conference in March 29 to 31, 2015 in Victoria, BC-it is setting up to be a good one! Dylan will not be a keynote singer!
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