Safety at Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc.

MCDI is a General Member of the Association of Diving Contractors, International (ADCI).

The ADCI'S goals are to promote safety, education, and communication within the diving industry. In addition to certifying commercial divers, the ADCI works with government agencies to establish regulations and standards. Mainstream meets or exceeds all OSHA regulations and ADCI Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving. In addition, all required paperwork and certifications are kept current on all personnel and equipment including dive physicals, CPR and First Aid, oxygen administration for diving accident training, air tests, hose tests, pneumofathometer tests, etc.

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Mainstream Safety Credo

MCDI Leadership and Culture:

MCDI Leadership:

Craig Fortenbery, president of Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc., oversees all areas of operation including:

• Job planning
• Job safety/hazard analysis
• Fulfilling crew staffing requirements

MCDI’s Dive Operations Manager and diving supervisors are responsible for the implementation and adherence of MCDI’s safety program at each individual jobsite.

MCDI employees are encouraged to make safety every crew member's business. Safety is given primary importance in every aspect of planning and performing all MCDI activities.

Craig Fortenbery is an ADCI board member who is actively involved in helping to write the 6th edition (new) consensus standards.

MCDI is a General Member of the ADCI and as such follows all ADCI consensus standards.

MCDI Culture:

All diving and shop personnel receive new hire orientation training, which includes safety training, and are given an MCDI Safety Manual, Safe Practices Manual, and Employee Manual upon hire and at any time that they request a replacement. Employees are encouraged to read all of these manuals often. Safety is every MCDI employee's business. MCDI management wants all of our employees to have the necessary tools, training, and information to protect themselves against industrial injury and illness, as well as minimize the potential loss of production.

All near-miss accidents, non-injury accidents, and accidents with injuries are to be reported (no matter how slight) to the Dive Operations Manager, Dive Supervisor, or the president of MCDI immediately. This includes reporting and tagging out equipment that needs repair or is a safety hazard. We expect all employees to observe all safety rules including those contained in the MCDI Safety Manual, Safe Practices Manual, and Employee Manual.

The preparation for all diving operations includes the development of dive plans, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and pre-dive safety meetings.

All MCDI diving employees receive additional safety training by an outside safety consultant on a periodic basis.

MCDI Competency (Hiring Practices, Experience Levels, Training/Refresher Training, OQ Programs):

Hiring Practices:

MCDI hires divers that have graduated from an accredited commercial diving school meeting the ANSI standard for commercial diving training.

All diver applicants must pass a Fit to Dive physical performed by a physician before they are hired.

All new hires receive Orientation Training which includes safety training.

All new hires receive bound copies of MCDI’s Safety Manual, Safe Practices Manual, and Employee Manual and instructed to review these documents frequently.

Experience Levels:

All MCDI dive supervisors possess ADCI Air Diving Supervisor Certification cards.

All jobs are led by at least one dive supervisor.

All MCDI divers possess ADCI Surface-Supplied Air Diver Certification cards.

Training:

Safety topics that are covered with new hires:

• HAZ-COM
• Review of Safe Practices Manual and Emergency Procedures
• Respiratory Protection
• Fall Protection
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Lockout Tagout
• Electrical Safety
• Safe Lifting Techniques
• Signs, Barricading, and Flagging
• Perimeter Guarding
• Emergency Action Plan
• Blood-borne Pathogens
• Trenching & Excavating
• Fire Prevention & Extinguisher Use
• Confined Space Entry

Refresher Training:

Safety topics that are covered with employees annually:

• Accident Prevention
• Emergency Action
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Hearing Conservation
• Respiratory Protection
• Fire Prevention & Extinguishers
• Forklift Safety
• Fall Protection
• Blood-borne Pathogens
• HAZ-COM
• Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Confined Space Entry
• Safe Lifting
• Excavating
• Electrical Safety
• Machine Guarding
• Lockout Tagout

In addition, MCDI provides personnel certification training for appropriate employees for:

• Confined Space Entry
• Dive Equipment Repair And Inspection
• OSHA HAZWOPER Training
• OSHA 10-Hour and OSHA 30-Hour Construction Training
• Forklift Safety Training

MCDI also has in-house training classes for dive personnel that includes:

• An underwater cutting and welding class
• Rigging class
• Inspection methods class

MCDI Procedures, Hazard Identification/Job Safety Analysis and Safe Work Practices:

During the job planning phase, MCDI management prepares a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and discusses its implementation with the diving supervisor assigned to the jobsite. MCDI’s dive operations manager and diving supervisors are responsible for the implementation and adherence of MCDI’s safety program at each individual jobsite.

Prior to the dive, the on-site diving supervisor will evaluate the on-site conditions and decide if the JHA needs additional information.

Afterward, during the pre-dive briefing, the hazards are discussed with the crew members.

MCDI’s Medical Case Management process:

Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc.’s Medical Case Management program is a collaborative process that facilitates recommended treatment plans to assure the appropriate medical care is provided to disabled, ill, or injured employees. MCDI’s Medical Case Management program is the planning and coordination of appropriate health care services to achieve the goal of medical rehabilitation. MCDI’s program includes, but is not limited to, care assessment, including personal interview with the injured employee, and assistance in developing, implementing and coordinating a medical care plan with health care providers, as well as the employee and his/her family, and the evaluation of treatment results.