Can We Create A Safety Culture In Diving? Probably Not, Here’s Why.

by Gareth Lock

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How do we improve our safety culture in diving? Is it indeed something that we as a community of divers can affect? Human factors coach Gareth Lock argues that there is no magic bullet and, in fact, that the sports diving industry needs to make a fundamental shift in how it manages diver safety, if we are to improve safety. In other words, we still have a ways to go. The retired British Royal Air Force officer explains why.

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Can We Create A Safety Culture In Diving? Probably Not, Here’s Why. - InDepth (gue.com)