Safety Tips for Dive Operators
DAN created this book to help dive operators and professionals gain a better understanding of the risks inherent to their operations. It outlines minimum safety standards for various aspects of dive operations. It also provides a foundation for refining safety protocols by offering dive safety officers and other dive pros a tested approach for assessing safety and modifying practices to prevent incidents and limit liability.
All the safety tips in this book are from the DAN Risk Assessment Guide for Dive Operators and Dive Professionals, a comprehensive guide to the unique and unexpected risks present in dive operations.
This guide is available to dive businesses at no cost.
All the safety tips in this book are from the DAN Risk Assessment Guide for Dive Operators and Dive Professionals, a comprehensive guide to the unique and unexpected risks present in dive operations.
This guide is available to dive businesses at no cost.

Air Quality
1.-Scuba-Air-Quality-Part-1.pdf
2.-Scuba-Air-Quality-Part-2.pdf
3.-Air-Quality-Testing-Form.pdf
4.-Carbon-Monoxide-The-Silent-Killer.pdf
5.-Carbon-Monoxide-Safety.pdf
6.-Carbon-Monoxide-Safety-What-is-a-Safe-26.pdf
7.-Carbon-Dioxide-Safety.pdf
8.-Carbon-Dioxide-Safety-What-is-a-Safe--89.pdf
9.-Oil-and-Particulates-What-Are-Safe-Le-45.pdf
10.-Potential-Sources-of-Carbon-Monoxide-87.pdf
Risk Mitigation Publications
1.-HIRA-Guide-2nd-Edition-2019.pdf
2.-Fire-Safety-in-the-Dive-Industry-Part-80.pdf
3.-Fire-Safety-in-the-Dive-Industry-Part-31.pdf
4.-Dive-Boat-Fire-Safety.pdf
5.-Equipment-Maintenance.pdf
6.-Pre-Dive-Safety-Briefings.pdf
7.-Safety-Recommendations-for-Vessels-12.pdf
8.-Protect-Our-Environment.pdf
9.-Health-and-Safety-Manual-January-2018-43.pdf
10.-Safety-Improvement-Program-August-20-31.pdf
11.-Invisible-Crystals.pdf
12.-Air-Hoses-A-Closer-Look.pdf
13.-Hose-Failure.pdf
14.-Are-6351-T6-Alloy-Scuba-Cylinders-Sa-3.pdf
15.-Replacing-Dive-Computers-and-BCDs-36.pdf
16.-Piston-or-Diaphragm-Regulators.pdf
17.-Maintaining-Safety-in-the-Era-of-COV-94.pdf
18.-Old-Habits-Die-Hard.pdf
19.-Environmental-Considerations-for-Dis-1.pdf
20.-Cylinder-Safety.pdf
COVID-19
UPDATES & INFORMATION
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