Safety & ORM

1. Safety & ORM *Water Safety*

2. Safety • The condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury or loss • Safe – free from harm, risk, danger or loss • Risks include: • Injury to self or others • Damage to property or equipment • Loss of time, energy, or resources • Possibility of harm even if no event occurs

3. ORM • Operational Risk Management • It’s a logic-based, common sense approach to making calculated decisions on human, material and environmental factors associated with any type of activity. • a methodical, six-step process to manage inherent risk

4. ORM • Identify the hazards • Assess the risks • Analyze the risk control measures • Make control decisions • Risk control implementation • Supervise and review

5. Water Safety Swimming Boating Fishing Water skiing

6. Swimming Hazards: Drowning Disease Injury Swept away by currents

7. Risks • Weather • Ability to swim • Life guard present? • Location • Pool • Ocean • River or lake • Approved swimming area

8. Minimizing the risks for drowning • Learn to swim • Swim with a buddy • Swim where a lifeguard is present • Know your limits, accept your limits • Be aware of your surroundings, currents • Don’t swim in areas that are off limits • Know the location of and how to use safety equipment

9. Minimizing risk for Disease • Swim in water that is clean & clear • Don’t swim when you are sick or your immune system is compromised • Don’t swallow water • Shower after swimming

10. Minimize risk for injury • Use sunscreen • Don’t swim or dive in areas marked as off limits • Don’t dive into shallow water • Don’t run on slippery areas around pools • Don’t swim during bad weather • Stay aware of your environment • Watch out for hypothermia • Stay clear of filtration drains

11. Bad places to swim • Places with strong currents • Near Piers or reefs • In areas around boats or boating traffic • Areas off limits to swimmers • Standing or stagnate water • Predator infested waters

12. Boating Safety Hazards to self & others: Damage to boat Drowning Injury Death Tickets, Fines or Prosecution

13. Risks for Boating Safety • Knowledge of boating laws • Knowledge of waterways • Knowledge of vessel capabilities and limitations • Boat in good working order • Weather • Presence of water hazards • Use of PFD (Personal Flotation Device) • Awareness of other traffic • Awareness of your own physical limitations

14. Minimizing Risks • Take a boater safety course • Always wear a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device • Know the areas that you will be traveling • Tell someone where you will be going and when you plan to return (stick to the plan) • NO ALCOHOL USE • Make sure you have emergency equipment & first aid supplies accessible • Know CPR & First Aid

15. Minimizing Risks • Take a buddy • Learn to swim – well • Read the owners manual for your craft • Keep Maintenance up-to-date on your vehicle • Install a carbon monoxide detector on motor boats • Don’t wear yourself out • Don’t take your craft into restricted or dangerous waters.

16. From a boat: Follow safe boating practices. Don’t get excited and tip the boat over. Don’t take your boat into dangerous waters just for the sake of a good catch. From land: Be sure your feet are on solid ground. Let someone know where you are going. Be aware of weather & flood conditions Take a buddy Know how to swim Fishing

17. Water Skiing • Always wear your Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device • Stay alert to your surroundings • Know your limitations and accept them • Check your equipment before you start

18. In Case of Emergency Don’t Panic!