[Safety and health protection of professional divers in the context of the European Diver Technology Committee (EDTC): technical training and diver competence, role of the "examining" physician]. / La sicurezza e la tutela della salute dell'operatore subacqueo professionale nel contesto del Comitato Europeo di Tecnologia Subacquea (EDTC): formazione tecnica e competenza del sommozzatore, ruolo del medico "esaminatore".

It is necessary to standardize some parameters for occupational health and safety of their professional diver: risk assessment of work duty, appropriate training program and sanitary surveillance. European Diver Technology Committee (EDCT) gathers the member State's experience about safety procedures, professionals and sanitay surveillance. EDTC criterions to whom it is possible to refer in Italy waiting specific regulations are reported.