SAFETY ALERT NO. 213:
DIVING INCIDENT - NEAR MISS
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Country: null
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Location: OFFSHORE : Other offshore
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Release Date: —
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Time incident occurred: —
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Type of Activity: Diving, Subsea, ROV
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Type of Injury: null
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Function: null
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Applicabale Filter Categories: System/Equipment failure
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- Surface air dive to -34fsw
- Bail-Out bottle contained mixed gas
- Diver bumps control valve allowing gas to hat
- Supervisor immediately switches to HP back up air
- Abort dive - diver to surface - no harm
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What Went Wrong?:
- Content not analyzed - only checked for pressure
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Corrective actions and Recommendations:
- Bail-Out contained 14% HeO2– emptied-charged with air
- Bail-Out bottles will be analyzed for content at the start of project
- Bail-Out bottles that are used for mixed gas will be:
- Supplied by the dive contractor (no personal bottles)
- All bottles will be color coded
- All bottles will be labeled with % of mix
- Pre-Dive Checklist will include a Bail-Out Drill
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