| Document ID (ISN) | 69950 |
| CIS number |
97-1557 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-1398-4 |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 140/1997
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) |
| Title |
SCUBA diving - A quantitative risk assessment |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. ii, 63p. Illus. Price: GBP 35.00. |
| Abstract |
This report examines the principal causes of fatalities in SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving incidents in order to quantify the risks to which divers are exposed. Accident causes include: entanglement and entrapment; rapid ascent and air embolism; loss of consciousness for unknown reasons; reckless diving; solo diving; health prior to diving. The majority of fatalities result from two or more sequential events or contributory causes (a procedural error or equipment failure). Recommendations include adequate diver training and safe diving practices. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; underwater breathing apparatus; hazard evaluation; diving |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
analysis of accident causes; entanglement; report; fatalities; unconsciousness; unsafe practices; air embolism |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Other industries and occupations
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Respiratory protection
Risk evaluation
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