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Safe Working Near Water
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Safe Working Near Water

Staveley
CPD
Waterfall 2420715 1280

Info

Various dates available Short Course In person

Overview

The Safe Working Near Water course is designed for people working near water who will be issued with lifejackets but will not be expected to intentionally enter the water, eg EA, SEPA, NRW personnel, construction industry workers, road and bridge maintenance workers.

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Safe Working Near Water

Course content

At a glance

  • Workplace legislation
  • Safe systems of work
  • Risk assessments
  • Pre-planning for emergencies
  • Water hazards
  • Cold water considerations
  • Mud, ice and coastal considerations
  • Biosecurity and environmental considerations
  • Medical and decontamination considerations
  • Lifejackets and PPE selection
  • Lifejacket maintenance, periodic inspection and transportation
  • Lifejacket firing mechanisms
  • Lifejacket accidental inflation risks
  • Pre- and post-use lifejacket checks
  • Lifejacket inflation and deflation – auto/manual
  • Swimming and self-rescue in lifejackets
  • Throwbags and other conditional rescues
  • Exiting the water
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