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The Offshore Diving Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper equipment setup
- inadequate training
- 2. Task briefings
- Miscommunication
- lack of understanding
- 3. Dive suit fitting
- Incorrect size
- allergic reaction to material
- 4. Entering water
- Slip and Fall
- shock from cold temperature
- 5. Initial immersion
- Panic attack
- heart conditions worsening
- 6. descent
- Rapid pressure changes
- entanglement in lines
- 7. Underwater navigation
- Getting lost
- disorientation
- 8. Communication with dive partner
- Miscommunication or non-communication emergencies
- 9. Operation of hand tools
- Usage error
- tool malfunction
- 10. Observing wildlife
- Provoking animals
- unaware of dangerous species
- 11. ascent
- Rapid decompression sickness
- barotrauma
- 12. Surface rest periods
- Hypothermia
- lack of attention to surroundings
- 13. Emergency procedures
- Lack of knowledge
- panic-induced mistakes
- 14. Exiting water
- Slip and fall
- difficulty with heavy equipment
- 15. Post-dive recovery and maintenance
- Dehydration
- improper equipment handling
- 16. Gear sanitisation
- Inaccurate cleaning
- chemical hazards
- 17. Equipment storage
- Trip and fall
- incorrect storage leading to damages
- 18. Debriefing
- Miscommunication
- overlooking important details
- 19. Final checks
- Missing damaged gear
- skipping procedures
- 20. Reporting
- Errors in reporting
- lack of full disclosure