Hey Gary, my PSD team is considering implementing a policy to attach a flat fee to the wreckers invoice when requested to assist with a vehicle removal. We are about the only diving entity around and usually get the call to help when we have a vehicle in the water. I am interested to know the...
I spoke with the State Level OSHA representative today and his take was that charging a fee to assist with the recovery of a vehicle would not eliminate our exemption from the Commercial Dive Regs. He stated as long as we were not operating independently form our departments regulated team and...
We do about 6-8 a year. Mostly stolen vehicles dumped in the river or reservoir.
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There are only two organized dive teams in the two adjoining county areas we serve. The other team only has three certified divers left and have...
Thanks for the reply. It makes since that we could/would fall under OSHA commercial regulations if we charged a fee. And I will definitely be checking on the State Level OSHA as well. It would be nice if we could recoup a little of the expense involved with a vehicle recovery, ie man power...
My PSD Team is considering coming up with a policy to govern how we deal with non-emergency vehicle recoveries and the possibility of tagging on to the wrecker companies bill that they submit to the insurance company. We are considering a flat fee and only expecting payment if the insurance...
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