The two attached commercial diver death reports, one from the Coast Guard and one from OSHA are perfect examples of what the problem is

1. Coast Guard:  When you open the report you will find there was no investigation. They also list
the work the diver was doing as welding; he was not welding but Oxy Arc Burning/Cutting. Two very different processes that have different consequences.  Mark died from an explosion using equipment I
have been raising issues on for over 10 years. NO INVESTAGATION!

2 OSHA: If anything this is even worse, the death happened on a licensed vessel so by regulation it came under the Coast Guard.  The OSHA investigators applied OSHA rules not Coast Guard and fined the operator for not having a piece of paper that listed where dive chambers can be located.  No mention that it was a three man dive team that the Coast Guard does not allow. No mention the Dive Supervisor was a just broke out diver that knew nothing about the type vessel he was working of.

I will finish with a core belief of mine.

People say carp roles downhill. I say: If you’re not afraid to bend over put your hands in the crap and start rolling, it goes uphill as well! I am ROLLING UNACCEPTABLE CRAP UPHILL!

We  have a worldwide problem in commercial diving. I lay it at the feet of  the ADCI and IMCA.  Neither organization has any working Divers or Dive Supervisors on their committees or their boards. They are not interested in our safety!!! They are only interested in the money they make off us.  IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNGED THE PETITION YET MAN UP AND DO IT!

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/protect-commercial-divers-lives...