{"product_id":"safe-working-in-water-scheduled-course","title":"Safe Working in Water - Scheduled Course","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDate and Location:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7th-8th Sept 2026 – Staveley, Kendal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Rescue 3 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 might be those who work as ecologists, construction industry workers, road and bridge maintenance workers, arborists, built environment consultants, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExample clients include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatural England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSEPA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJBA Consulting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLowther Forestry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEden Rivers Trust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiological Research Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Atlantic Salmon Trust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuglife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCourse content:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTheory\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorkplace legislation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafe systems of work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRisk assessments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-planning for emergencies and rescue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrology and water hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold water considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMud, ice and coastal considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiosecurity and environmental considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical and decontamination considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejackets vs. buoyancy aids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy aid and lifejacket maintenance, periodic inspection and transportation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejacket firing mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejacket accidental inflation risks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal and team equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsiderations for night\/poor visibility working\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePractical\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre- and post-use lifejacket checks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLifejacket inflation and deflation – auto\/manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwimming and self-rescue in lifejackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwimming and self-rescue in buoyancy aids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrowbags and other conditional rescues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShallow water techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTethered shallow water techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrainers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople and equipment entrapments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rescue 3","offers":[{"title":"7th-8th September 2026","offer_id":56792034476418,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/1071\/9440\/files\/DSC9257.jpg?v=1780764120","url":"https:\/\/water-rescue.co.uk\/products\/safe-working-in-water-scheduled-course","provider":"Water Rescue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}