IMCASafety Flash
Pillar valve failure
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 12/09
- Date
- Themes
- Contractor ManagementDivingPressure Systems
Summary
A member has reported an incident in which a pillar valve from an emergency gas cylinder separated from the bottle while under pressure, rapidly releasing 50 cu ft of air to atmosphere and hitting a diver’s helmet.
IMCA SF 12/09. Themes: contractor management, diving, pressure systems.
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