Alert Diver Category: Risk Mitigation

The DAN Recompression Chamber Network

March 19, 2023  By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng., MSc

Divers Alert Network (DAN) maintains a global recompression chamber network, which consists of a database of all hyperbaric chambers with the capability and willingness to treat injured divers.

On-site chamber assessments

Mismatched Scuba Valves to Cylinder Outlets

June 7, 2023  By Mark A. Gresham and Francois Burman, Pr. Eng., MSc

A VALVE-TO-CYLINDER MISMATCH recently resulted in a deadly outcome in Europe. This issue is preventable with formal, function-specific training and a basic understanding of scuba tank valves and cylinder threads.

A VALVE-TO-CYLINDER MISMATCH mismatch is preventable with formal, function-specific training and a basic understanding of scuba tank valves and cylinder threads.