Health & Safety

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The latest report is out (Simon Rogerson)
12 diver deaths but positives too in latest incident report
Hurricane on fire (Fawzy Tameir)
Dive-boat fire: Coroner slams lack of evidence
William Armstrong being sworn in as Assistant Chief Deputy Sheriff in 2024
Dylan’s dive instructor had worked previous 24 hours
Diver's body found: Imrich Magyer (North Wales Police)
Drowned solo diver had ‘dangerous’ reg set-up
The diver who went missing: Steve Clowes
Upgrade lifeboat search-tools: Widow seeks divers’ help
The Royal Evolution liveaboard at Abu Dabbab (John Southill)
Red Sea liveaboard gets stuck at Abu Dabbab
ScubaToys store
‘We can kill 2 people a year’: ScubaToys remarks caught on video
Dylan Harrison
Fall-out continues from Dylan’s diving death
The Scapa dive-boat Karin
DSMB warning after ‘avoidable’ Scapa diver prop death
Dylan Harrison
Dive-computer evidence ignored after 12yr-old’s death
Diver with a Nautilus lifeLine Personal Locator Beacon (Steve Warren)
Divers get second say on locator beacons
Ask DAN diving medical advice – expert answers on equalisation, dizziness and diving safety.
Ask DAN: Equalisation and Dizziness in Diving
Experienced cave- and technical diver Luca Pedrali
Sardinia cave-dive is last for record diver Pedrali
The new Falmouth lifeboat (RNLI / Simon Culliford)
Two scuba divers rescued off Lizard
Diver death: Dwejra Bay, Gozo (Bogdan Giușcă)
German scuba diver dies on Gozo
Diving injuries and illnesses - DAN medical services
Top 3 Diving Injuries and Illnesses: Symptoms, Causes & How to Treat Them
Noted marine biologist Dr Mauricio Hoyos (OOWC)
Shark injures diver’s head at remote Cocos
Ask DAN logo for scuba diving health and safety advice
Ask DAN: wetsuit dizziness and nausea (and how to prevent it)
Great Barrier Reef (Lukem99)
Dive-boat crew ignored warnings about missing Brit 
Walaa Hafez with his family and the world record certification
‘Egyptian Whale’ sets 2nd endurance dive record
Diver death: Quang Tri beach (Upyernoz)
DCI kills Vietnamese diver, hospitalises buddy
A diver had apparently run out of air and was panicking
An Emergency Ascent Just In Time: A Real-Life Rescue
Lesson's learned|©Stephen Frink
Lesson’s Learned
Michael Menduno
Tech-diving pioneer Menduno suffers stroke
Houton, Orkney (Colin Smith)
Diver dies in Orkney
Divers die: Manza Point, Onna (OIST)
Two divers die in Okinawa cave
Diving takes place from Ploče Beach (Diving Centre Plaza Ploče)
Serbian arrested after dive-tank explosion
Puget Sound at Redondo Beach (Joe Mabel)
Diver dies on Puget Sound night-dive
Diving takes place from Ploče Beach (Diving Centre Plaza Ploče)
Boy loses hand after scuba-tank explosion
(Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations)
24hr drift-dive for abandoned Russian official

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