Ron Nishi – formerly with DRDC Toronto – received the 2014 Technical Excellence Award at the Canadian Underwater Conference and Exhibition in Toronto in April. The following is the text provided by DCBC Chairman Jonathan Chapple on announcing the award … “Background: The Technical Excellence Award was first awarded at the first Canadian Underwater Conference […]
Canadian diving contractors want aquarium diver exemption change by: ANDRE WIDJAJA, multimedia staff writer (Daily Commercial News Online) (reprint) Recent changes to the Ontario Diving Regulations have landed the Ministry of Labour (MOL) in somewhat turbulent waters with some members of the province’s professional diving community. The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (CADC) has voiced […]
The official CHANGES in the Ontario Diving Regulations have been posted on the MOL website. The new regulations become law on March 1st 2014. The online link is: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_940629_e.htm# CADC has uploaded a PDF copy of the changes in for offline viewing HERE. The executive director of CADC took issue with the procedure by the MOL […]
OSHA announced it has cited Lucas Marine Acquisitions Co. for 22 safety violations following an inspection prompted by a worker’s death. The employee died at the City of Fort Pierce Marina (located in Stuart, Fla.) while participating in a storm protection project in August 2013. He was doing surface supplied-air diving during underwater construction activities, […]
A diver died Saturday while working on the shipwrecked Costa Concordia, apparently gashing his leg on an underwater metal sheet while preparing the wreck for removal, officials and news reports said. Italy’s civil protection agency, which is overseeing the removal of the Concordia from Tuscany’s coast, said the diver hailed from Spain. http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/costa-concordia-salvage-attempt-claims-divers-life#scpshrjmd
The Ontario Ministry of Labour proposes to update the regulation to reflect current technology and work practices. Comments / consultation is to Dec. 16th, 2013. Changes are proposed to be implemented March 2014. Application and coming into force If approved, the proposed regulatory amendments would apply to all workplaces currently covered by the Diving Operations […]
The Canadian Working Divers Institute and Divetech Ltd are proud to offer the first ever ROV pilot / Technician Training course which follows the IMCA ROV training recommendations. This practical course exceeds the IMCA ROV Training recommendations as defined in the document “Entry Level Requirements and Basic Introductory Course Outline for New Remotely Operated Vehicle […]
In the interest of diving safety, the CSA Diving Standards Committee has authorized release of the upcoming changes (next edition) to the contaminated water diving section in CSA Diving Operations standard 275.2 The section will be added to the next version of the standard (to be updated 2014-15). It was felt by the members of […]
The Canadian Standards Association has presented Doug Elsey with the 2013 Award of Merit in recognition for outstanding leadership and valued technical expertise in the development and promotion of standards for diving safety. For 35 years, Douglas Elsey has been an active leader on the Occupational Diving Technical Committee, representing the Canadian Association of Diving […]
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