Anyone can drown,
No one should.
“Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands..”
– Jeff Cooper –
The Royal Lifesaving Society UK
Drowning Prevention Week (DPW) is one of the largest summer water safety campaign across the UK and Ireland.
The campaign is designed to explore a multitude of opportunities to proactively raise awareness of water safety ahead of a summer outdoors. Starting in May, through the summer, the risk to the public through accidental drowning increases significantly – DPW, from 15 -22 June, is critical in raising awareness and encouraging the public to enjoy water safely.
The Royal Life Saving Society UK has been caring for families for over 130-years and is encouraging everybody that can to do their little bit this summer!
https://www.rlss.org.uk/Pages/Category/drowning-prevention-week-campaign
For many years now the RNLI, MCA & the RYA have shown a dramatic video that provides a stark reminder for all crew members on the need to wear a lifejacket when there is a risk of falling into the water. Using a group of fishermen, they demonstrate the debilitating effects of cold water on persons entering the water without a lifejacket – and show how much better the same group fares when wearing a lifejacket.
It is unfortunate that people are still using boats without any safety consideration as seen recently on Scottish Lochs.
Staying Safe
The Marine Safety Experts. Imparting safety advice, providing a dedicated service to our customers, and representing some of the world’s leading brands in safety and survival, is just part of our commitment, to ensure your safety whilst out on the water.
Safety Near Water
Drowning – the facts
Every year, in the UK, around 400 people die from drowning as a result of an accident in or around water.
There are thousands of individuals who survive drowning events but who are left with severe, and often permanent, life-changing injuries. Our search, rescue and emergency services respond to over 100,000 water-related rescue, and flood events annually. All of these place huge burdens on families, individuals and society.
Many of these deaths are as a result of simple everyday mistakes, such as a trip or fall into water, or misjudgments such as underestimating the effect of swimming in cold open water unprepared can have. Others result from inherently risky activities including jumping/tombstoning from a great height into water.
