Recently, the ADCI was notified about two fatalities that occurred at CDA in Jacksonville, FL.

The fatality that occurred in April 2022 at the school, brought about a media report, which stated that CDA experienced a fatality in February 2022. The ADCI was not formally notified about the February fatality and subsequently confirmed the incident with the school.

As a result of both fatalities, which couldn’t rule out equipment or operational deficiencies, the ADCI instituted its membership review process. When a company or school is placed under membership review, they are automatically placed in “suspended” status while the audit-for-cause and review of any investigative findings are conducted.

After the audit-for-cause and review of the investigative findings are conducted, the Membership Review Committee will make a recommendation to the ADCI Board of Directors on the future membership status of the said company or school. The Board will make and ratify a decision on the final disposition of the membership review process.

It should be noted that the ADCI does not have the authority to suspend a company or school from continuing operations. The Association can only impact a company or school’s ADCI membership and ability to apply for ADCI certifications for its personnel and graduates.

The ADCI offers its condolences to the family and friends of both students that perished. These were unfortunate incidents that warrant the utmost in accountability. The root cause(s) for both fatalities need to be brought to light, so that our industry doesn’t experience such avoidable tragedies in the future.