Fatal Alert Logging 93-07: Diver

DIVER

POSTER # Logging 93-07

AGE: 40 EXPERIENCE: UNKNOWN AREA: LOWER MAINLAND

A sports diver was hired for a commercial dive to recover a hatch cover lying in 60 ft. (18 m) of lake water. The diver descended with a rope attached to a small, hand-held shackle. The rope went slack approximately 5 to 10 minutes into the dive. The person tending the rope pulled it up to find the shackle missing. He tied on another shackle and re-dropped the rope where bubbles were last observed. There was no response. The diver was later discovered on the lake bottom. He died from drowning.


	EMPLOYERS: All commercial diving operations must comply with Part 24 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. A diving supervisor and a standby diver must be on site. A safe and effective lifeline or float must be used. The diver must have adequate communications with the surface. WORKERS: You must follow the provided safe work procedures at all times.

This poster is part of an archival collection of WCB health and safety posters, dating from 1969 until the present time. At the time this poster was originally produced, it reflected the current WCB requirements. In all cases, today's WCB regulation and requirements must be applied to the situation shown in each poster.