Hi, Michael!

In regard to your message about professional negligence, I can see your 
point and, to some extent, agree with it.

However, the fact of the matter is that there is a chance that the air in 
your tank is contaminated.  That's a fact of life.  The only way to 
eliminate that risk is not to breathe compressed air from a SCUBA tank.  
A Priori, the moment that you take a breath from that tank, you've agreed 
to the risk.  In that way, YOU are responsible for determining if the 
risk of breathing contaminated air is too high for you to continue in 
that action.

If something bad occurs, yes, you can bring about a law suit against the 
negligent person (and assuming, as you said, that it isn't a frvilous 
suit) you ought to.  However, the company stands to lose money and, 
perhaps, jail time.  You, on the other hand, stand to lose your life.  
Given that it's your life, you have the responsibility for determining 
the risk level acceptable to you and whether the conditions are within 
that risk level.  Noone else.

It is in that way that YOU are responsible for your actions, among them 
existing for extended periods in an environment antithetical to your 
physical well being.

         -- Kevin --

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