A UK report on the "Provision of breathing gas to divers in emergency situations" is now available online.
"It was found that some industry sectors could increase the recommended gas consumption rate to provide sufficient gas to a diver in an emergency," says Nick Bailey.
The research report was prepared by the Health and Safety Laboratory for the Health and Safety Executive 2015 and examined the diving industry guidance provided to divers and supervisors in the amount and method of determining how much emergency gas a diver can require.
The data from the guidance, scientific studies, operators and live data from divers are compared to provide a recommended gas consumption rate that industry can use to plan the volume of gas to be available to a diver in an emergency.
Read the full report available online here.
For information, contact:
Health and Safety Executive at hse.gov.uk
