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What absurdity. "Right to work", ADA and all that other stuff doesn't apply if someone isn't otherwise qualified for the job in particular. Actually, since none of the instructors really "work" for IANTD/CDS etc. anyway, I don't think any of this really applies. If it did, you would need to provide the examining physician with a detailed description of what his "job" actually was and what the physical demands are. In this case the physician should be someone well versed in diving medicine and the particular physical demands involved, not some guy who is getting the wool pulled over his eyes or practices in the local doc in a box. I'm in the occupational medicine business and one thing I've learned is that patients are rarely fully truthful when their "career" is on the line. Most physicians are poorly prepared or unwilling to address occupational issues and even fewer have even a vague idea of the cardiac, pulmonary and other stresses unique to diving. A simple "note from the doctor", a doctor whose qualifications are totally unknown to you is simply unacceptable. I am interested in whatever a "fitness renewal program" entails. Is it simply a note or form? Do they actually have to do something like a stress test, running, biking, swimming, etc. Hmm... must be the IANTD instructors I've seen were midcycle or in the remedial fitness program. When one of your instructors has a terminal event during training and takes someone with him, I wonder what will happen? Geoff Kelafant MD MSPH FACOEM Board Certified Occupational Medicine US Navy Diving Medical Officer ----- Original Message ----- From: Trey <trey@ne*.co*> To: Tom Mount <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*> Cc: Mike Bruic <mikebruic@di*.co*>; <cavers@cavers.com> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 10:48 AM Subject: Re: Madison diving > Tom, this is the kind of duck I would expect from you. Rennaker is a > ridiculous fat slob - he just had a heart attack ( gee, I wonder why? ), > and his "right to work" is C R A P. The asshole retired from his factory > job over ten years ago, and is teaching diving on the side. > > Nice try, Tom. > > You and your organization do not know what the the word "fitness" means, > and the fact is that I will bet you that Rennaker's heart rate will not > drop the requisite bare minimum 12 beats per minute in one minute from > exertion levels that is the known marker standard for predicting a > reasonable risk of less chance of a heart attack, let alone the 20 bpm > "comfort" level for a low risk , or the 60 bpm that my heart rate drops. > Forget that he is a fat slob who already had a heart attack. > > If Rennaker kills somebody now, you , the "doctor" and everyone else is > going to lose - it is too obvious that this guy does not need to be > doing this any more, and in my opinion, he never did. > > Prospective dive students have a "right" to a fit instructor, Tom, and > you are behaving badly for tolerating and promoting this. > > Tom Mount wrote: > > > > To both of you > > > > All instructors with IANTD have to complete a MD medical and be signed off > > anytime their is a major illness. Bill has completed that. Bill also did the > > fitness swim requirements as well. > > > > Now I'm sure if you would like to legally challenge the doctor for signing > > him off you can do so. But remember there as a right to work law and you may > > wind up at the end of a lawsuit for you efforts from the MD and Bill. > > We are bound to accept the determination of the MD as to Bill's fitness. > > > > Second IANTD unlike any other agency has a fitness renewal program as you > > know Mike and each instructor must complete it to be renewed. No other > > agency including GUE does this. > > > > This is BCC'ed to our lawyer and insurance. > > > > Respectfully yours, > > Tom Mount > > CEO IANTD World HQ > > http://www.iantd.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Trey <trey@ne*.co*> > > To: Mike Bruic <mikebruic@di*.co*> > > Cc: <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 6:14 PM > > Subject: Re: Madison diving > > > > > Mike Bruic wrote: > > > > > > > > George, here is a copy of the letter that went out to IANTD, NACD, and > > the > > > > NSS/CDS. It was sent certified, return receipt, and I have the > > > > acknowledgments of receipt in my files. When Rennaker does fuck-up, I > > hope > > > > this letter will help any attorney crucify these assholes. > > > > > > > > Bruic > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike, you are pissing in the wind with Mount and the rest of these > > > hand-holders. Send it to his insurance agent and to his attorney, Bill > > > Turbeville. Turbeville and the insurance company will make him do the > > > right thing. I'll get you the insurance agency address. > > > > > > > > > > > >
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