By now I'm sure that you're getting tired of seeing disclaimers, but here's one more anyway. These articles are expressions of my own personal opinions. They do not represent any official position of any diving organization, and are not intended as advice.
Statistically, diving is one of the safest sporting activities around. This, of course, does not mean that there aren't potential dangers inherent in diving. This great safety record is primarily due to advances in training and equipment over the last few decades. There are still issues in diving safety that are open to discussion, though. As new technologies and techniques develop, how to safely incorporate them into recreational diving will continue to be an issue of concern for all of us. Also, as with almost every other area of knowledge, the more we learn, the more we realize we don't know.
Collected here are a series of articles on the subject of diving safety. This is a series to which I hope to continue to add. They don't follow any particular thread from one to the next. As a subject strikes me, I write about it. If you have any questions or suggestions for topics, feel free to let me know at garyvilla@earthlink.net.