Safety Flash
Precautions against jellyfish sting during diving operations
Precautions against jellyfish sting during diving operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/10
- DivingHazardous SubstancesOccupational Health
- Hazardous substancesOccupational healthRespiratory hazards
- Diving operationsSaturation diving
- Diver umbilicalPersonal protective equipment
- First aid and medical provisionJob safety analysisOperating and work procedures
Summary
This safety flash addresses jellyfish stings and airborne irritants from contaminated diving suits. It describes tentacle particles remaining after inadequate cleaning and becoming airborne within diving systems. Precautions include task risk assessment, freshwater pressure washing, residue checks, umbilical cleaning, gloves, consideration of over-suits and medical personnel’s awareness of first aid procedures.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Occupational health; worker health.
Classifications: Respiratory hazards; respirable dust; inhalation hazards.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: Saturation diving; sat diving.
Classifications: Diver umbilical; diving umbilical.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: First aid and medical provision.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Summary
Jellyfish exposure during diving can cause stings and airborne contamination from inadequately cleaned suits.
IMCA SF 07/10. Themes: diving, hazardous substances, occupational health.