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MARINE CONTRACTORS SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP DATES CONFIRMED

IMCA - The International Marine Contractors Association - has confirmed the dates of its new year Safety, Health and Environment Workshop. This will be held 24 and 25 January 2002 at Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium.

The one and a half day event aims to give personnel from a variety of operational and managerial positions a chance to discuss latest developments on SHE issues and to share best practice.

Formal presentations will be followed by questions and answers before syndicate discussion groups. A workshop dinner is also planned.

Further information and the full programme will be available shortly from IMCA - www.imca-int.com/she2002/

Notes to Editors (common)

• IMCA is an international association with over 450 members in more than 50 countries, representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies. IMCA has four technical divisions, covering marine/specialist vessel operations, offshore diving, hydrographic survey and remote systems and ROVs, plus geographic sections for the Americas Deepwater, Asia-Pacific, Europe & Africa and Middle East & India regions, as well as a core focus on safety, the environment, competence and training. IMCA seeks to promote its members' common interests, to resolve industry-wide issues and to provide an authoritative voice for its members.
• IMCA publishes some 200 guidance notes and technical reports. These have been developed over the years and are widely distributed. They are a definition of what IMCA stands for, including widely recognised diving and ROV codes of practice, DP documentation, marine good practice guidance, the Common Marine Inspection Document, safety recommendation, outline training syllabi and the IMCA competence scheme guidance. In addition to the range of printed guidance documents, IMCA also produces safety promotional materials, circulates information notes and safety flashes.
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