Third Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON, Nov. 15 – 18 – CLICK HERE!!! Uniquely Canadian: A National Perspective Our updated and still preliminary program is available for download — CC UHMS 2012 Program. There will be an opportunity for posters and poster presentations as well. CME, CNE, and CHT credits will be available for participation in […]
Current CADC Executive Director Doug Elsey was awarded the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Underwater Conference Show (St. Johns NFLD) by DCBC Chairman Jonathan Chapple in recognition for his significant and ongoing contributions and accomplishments to the Canadian underwater industry during his career. It is the highest honour an individual can receive on […]
Dynamically Positioned Vessel Run-off / Severance of Bell Diver’s Umbilical Incident Occurrence: 18 September 2012 Location: UK (North Sea) Depth: 91m ED NOTE: complete slide presentation of event at : http://www.slideshare.net/arturovillazongranda/incident-summary-081012-bibby-topaz?from=share_email Summary of Incident: At the above date and location, two divers were located out of the bell working inside of a drilling template structure […]
The Air Diving Supervisor course is accredited by the Diver Certification Board of Canada as providing the knowledge competencies required for SCUBA, Restricted Surface Supplied Supervisor, and Unrestricted Surface Supplied Supervisor as described in the CSA Competency Standard for Diving Operations (Z275.4). In order to apply for certification, applicants must also have the experiential competencies […]
The CADC annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on the SUNDAY 21st of October at 14:00 hrs at the DELTA St. Johns (in St. Johns Nfld of course.) This will be SUNDAY and just before the official kick off of the 5th presentation of the Underwater Conference. We are currently getting some speakers lined […]
The 5th presentation of the Canadian Underwater Conference and Exhibition will be held on October 21st-23rd in St. Johns, Nfld. Previously the conference and exhibition have been held in Halifax (twice), Toronto and Vancouver. This years’s conference will focus on all aspects of the onshore and offshore underwater industry. including will address diving operations and techniques […]
This form is used by employers of divers to notify the Ministry of Labour prior to the start of a diving operation in Ontario. This notification should be made 48 hours prior to the start of the diving operation. The completed notice must be available at the dive location for inspection. The form will take […]
We have been advised by the Ontario Ministry of Labour Dive program that they will be carrying out a delta p heightened enforcement campaign from Sept 15th to the end of November. A fact sheet will be posted on the MOL web site before the end of August at http://intra.mol.gov.on.ca/ We will keep you posted […]
There is a call for nominations for the DCBC Lifetime Achievement Award for an individual who has made significant contributions to the Canadian underwater industry. Remember, this is the highest honour that an individual can receive on behalf of the underwater industry in Canada. If you feel you know someone who should receive this honor, […]
Yup .. WorkSafe BC has an “APP” for iphones and android based smart phones!! Need an update on the regs? – well, just fire up your iphone or android device and away you go. This mobile app allows you to search and browse the OHS Regulation, Policies, Guidelines, and WCB Standards on your mobile device.* […]
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