Who is this course for?
The Safe Working Near Water course is designed for people tasked with working near water and 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.
What is covered in the course?
- About 40 North's Certification
- 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
- Throw-bags and other conditional rescues
- Exiting the water
- Considerations for tethered working (if used by agency)
How long is the course?
The course is delivered over 1 day (6 hours contact time)
Safe Working Near Water
£200.00Price
We are based at the following address:
N19A Tursdale Buisness Park
Tursdale
Durham
DH6 5PG
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