Safework SA Recreational snorkelling and dive tour operators audits.
Recreational snorkelling and dive tour operators in South Australia will be audited as part of a SafeWork SA campaign to improve standards in the industry.
The campaign begins in December and was prompted by the Coroner’s report into the death of Ardebby Oh Chua, released in January 2024.
The report included seven recommendations to Government aimed at preventing or reducing the likelihood of another incident.
Ardebby Oh Chua was an international tourist who drowned in open waters near Blyth Island while on a snorkelling tour from Port Lincoln in December 2017.
SafeWork SA ran a webinar in November for recreational snorkelling/dive tour operators and industry stakeholders to engage with the overall aims of the campaign and to educate business operators of their workplace health and safety compliance and regulatory duties.
About 20 audits will be conducted with the bulk of them taking place from January 2025.
