Title: Acceptable Risk - what is it?
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Blog Entry: As I mentioned in one of the forums, I have been involved in the formation of many of the standards in Canada (diving) for many (25+) years and have seen it go from 2 man dive teams to 4 man. It IS a lot safer and I am happy to see that the divers working under them acknowledge the work that went into them. However - having said that - there seems to be a growing trend to make it SO safe that staying out of the water is the best option (or drain the lake / ocean to fix it.) Diving for a living IS dangerous - no doubt about it. We have to be careful that in the formation of these standards / regs to balance the safety of the man with the task at hand. There is no excuse for loss of life - but there has to be concern for the industry and clearly define what is "acceptable risk". What is it?
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