Rescue 3 Safe working in water (SWIW)

The Safe Working In Water (SWIW) course is designed for people tasked with working in water who will need a self- and co-worker rescue capability using conditional rescue techniques, eg throwbags, wading techniques and reach poles. The target audience is EA, SEPA, NRW personnel, construction industry workers, road and bridge maintenance workers.

This course offers a higher level rescue capability than the Safe Working Near Water (SWNW) course.

Course content includes

• About Rescue 3
• Workplace legislation
• Safe systems of work
• Risk assessments
• Pre-planning for emergencies and rescue
• Hydrology and water hazards
• Cold water considerations
• Mud, ice and coastal considerations
• Biosecurity and environmental considerations
• Medical and decontamination considerations
• Lifejackets vs. buoyancy aids
• Buoyancy aid and lifejacket maintenance, periodic inspection and transportation
• Lifejacket firing mechanisms
• Lifejacket accidental inflation risks
• Personal and team equipment
• Considerations for night/poor visibility working
• Communications
• Pre- and post-use lifejacket checks
• Lifejacket inflation and deflation – auto/manual
• Swimming and self-rescue in lifejackets
• Swimming and self-rescue in buoyancy aids
• Throwbags and other conditional rescues
• Shallow water techniques
• Tethered shallow water techniques
• Strainers
• People and equipment entrapments

Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points

The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.

COURSE LENGTH: 12 hours (2 days)
PREREQUISITES: To be able to swim
ACCREDITED BY: Rescue 3 Europe
QUALIFICATION VALID FOR: 3 Years

If these dates don't work for you?

We can offer bespoke courses to fit with your schedule and location. (minimum numbers may apply)