The US GoM Diving Safety Workgroup is a US GoM focused, non-competitive and non-commercial group of oil and gas operators, transmission companies, commercial diving companies, supporting sub-contractors, organizations and industry stake holders. The group will provide a unified voice to promote and improve diving safety, through the following:
Identification and sharing of best practices
Identify and seek solutions to industry challenges and issues
Review and comment of existing and proposed standards and guidelines
Provide input to the regulators and industry associations
July General Membership Meeting
Please join us either in person at St. George Fire Hall, Baton Rouge, sponsored by Moffet & Nicholl or via TEAMS
for July 15th, 2026 - DSWG General Membership Meeting, we look forward to seeing you all there.
We are looking for a Lunch sponsor
Agenda Items for July 15th meeting
Incident and Industry Shares
Industry updates
ADCI - update from Phil Newsum
IMCA - update from Ali Macleod
Pipeline Flange-Up Committee Update - (Turner)
Manta ray incident - Kevin Griffin fatality (Hocutt)
UXO Presentation (Randall)
HIPPA power Point from Houston Methodist (Travis/Randall)
Water blaster incident GOA (Travis)
Root Cause Analysis of valve operations (Hocutt)
Congratulations and welcome Randall Cancienne to the Executive Board.
This position will be filled from May through November. (until next regular election)
There are NO dues or other Fees required to be a member. We simply ask that you provide your time and input to promote safe operations for commercial diving in the US Gulf of Mexico.
