Commercial dive opportunity
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Green_Manelishi
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What a load of crap. No pun intended. If he is diving in hazmat, which he is, he's not
"Dressed in a thick red wetsuit". The picture accompanying the article clearly shows what seems to be a Viking vulcanized rubber suit.
"Dressed in a thick red wetsuit". The picture accompanying the article clearly shows what seems to be a Viking vulcanized rubber suit.
YEEEEEEEuucchhhhhhh!! Looks like my bath
That fella (at least) has a drysuit and Kirby Morgan. In India, the Untouchables are often pressed into cleaning sewers with absolutely nothing in the way of exposure protection or safety equipment. Seriously.
It's not uncommon for a worker to wear nothing but his / her skivvies and clean out sewers so vile that it could clear blocked sinuses from blocks away. Subsequently, many workers do get sick or injured. Sometimes, travelling in this part of the world can be emotionally difficult.
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http://www.amrc.org.hk/5304.htm
It's not uncommon for a worker to wear nothing but his / her skivvies and clean out sewers so vile that it could clear blocked sinuses from blocks away. Subsequently, many workers do get sick or injured. Sometimes, travelling in this part of the world can be emotionally difficult.
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http://www.amrc.org.hk/5304.htm
Green_Manelishi:
Relax...Your talking about a reporter not to familiar with diving ops writing an article for the average joe who has no idea what a vulcanized rubber suit is compared to your off the shelf wet suit. The jist of the story seems to be about how nasty the job is for little pay.
Green_Manelishi
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sharkattack:
I am relaxed.
The problem with the story is that it does nothing to educate the average Joe. He reads the story and assumes it's factual and that the divers are being directly exposed to all that crap. The writer should educate the reader.
I think if you talk to most commercial divers they'll tell you it's not very glamorous; some are less glamorous than others. The ADC magazine "Underwater" frequently shows pictures of diving in chemicals, effluent tanks, etc.
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