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Mr Chris Hodge

Diploma Safety Management FIIRSM

Overview

All aspects of Commercial diving safety; Bespoke Diving Operations Manuals Risk assessments Operational reviews Diving manual review Diving Safety manual review Enhanced diving procedures Bell diving procedures Nitrox diving procedures Air diving procedures Diving from vessels operating on DP Extended umbilical procedures Divers PPE General safety advice on DSV's Hyperbaric lifeboat and abandonment advice. Diving manuals available for integration into clients' DSMS. Manuals based on IMCA (Cop, Guidance Notes, Safety Flashes, Info Notes), IOGP, and best working practices.

Specialisms

Industry Years Experience
Diving 37
Offshore oil and gas 29
Topic Years Experience
Hazardous Substances (COSHH)
Falls from height
LEV (Local Exhaust Ventilation)
Noise
Pipelines
Risk management
Slips and trips

Work History

Total years experience: 38
Role From - To Job Title / Description

Membership of Professional Bodies

Professional Body Membership Member since OSHCR Eligible Since
IIRSM Fellow (FIIRSM) 11.2004 11.2011

Qualifications

Accrediting Institute Type Qualification Date passed
BSC Diploma Safety and Occupational Health 11.2004
BSC Diploma Environmental Management 11.2006

Case Studies

Title / Description PDF Download
  • DCS Assessment in a two-man DDC
  • Assessing a diver within a two-man decompression chamber for decompression illness. Industry guidance is based on saturation chambers not air chambers
(PDF 566.29 KB)
  • Use of CCTV during diving operations
  • The document gives advice on DPA, etc, when recording diving and offshore operations
(PDF 470.22 KB)
  • Rescue of an incapacitated closed bell diver
  • The document gives advice on all aspects of a closed-bell diver rescue
(PDF 1.56 MB)
  • Lost Bell Survival
  • gives overview and controls for aspeects of a lost diving bell
(PDF 1.60 MB)
  • Divers Umbilical Strain Relief
  • Describes issues with current practices and provides solutions
(PDF 846.13 KB)