Vast Water Safety North Dakota Conference on Injury Prevention Scott Tichy Park Ranger US Army Corps of Engineers
Slide 2Who is at Risk?
Slide 3Who is at Risk? Grown-ups age 25-44 Children under 10 more inclined to suffocate at home. Guys Men are 4 times more prone to suffocate than ladies. Grown-ups who don't wear their PFD. Just 9 % of grown-ups wear a PFD while sailing.
Slide 4Statistics
Slide 5More Statistics
Slide 6"Sink Fast"
Slide 7Where do the drownings happen? The lion's share of grown-up vast water fatalities include a vessel. The larger part of adolescent untamed water fatalities happen while swimming, frequently in undesignated zones.
Slide 8It's about wearing these…
Slide 9What Needs to Be Done? Inspire grown-ups to wear PFD's in moving water crafts. Current PFD use by grown-ups circles 9%. Lessen the utilization of Alcohol while sailing. Liquor is included in almost 25% of sailing fatalities. Motivate grown-ups to take a drifting administrators course. The greater part of pontoon administrators have never had vessel preparing of any sort.
Slide 10What should be finished? proceeded with Discourage swimming in undesignated territories. Increment the utilization of lifeguards in assigned swimming ranges. CDC inquire about says that there is under 1 in 18 million possibility of suffocating with a confirmed lifeguard on obligation.
Slide 11How would we isn't that right? Requirement Step up implementation of existing sailing laws. Greater implementation of drifting laws by all offices not simply Game and Fish and Feds.
Slide 12How would we isn't that right? Instruction Increase vessel security checks at zone pontoon arrivals. Increment the quantity of water/drifting wellbeing courses. Particularly those centered at grown-ups.
Slide 13How would we isn't that right? Enactment Create a PFD necessity like safety belt law. Make a necessity for sailing administrators permit.
Slide 14Resources U.S. Armed force Corps of Engineers workplaces in these urban areas: Bismarck, 701-255-0015; Jamestown, 701-252-7666; Valley City, 701-845-2970; Fargo, 701-232-1984; and Riverdale, 701-654-7411. Water Safety Website: http://watersafety.usace.army.mil/North Dakota Safety Council, Inc., at 701-223-6372 or 1-800-932-8890. ND Game and Fish; Water Safety Coordinator: Nancy Boldt, Bismarck - 701-328-6312. US Coast Guard www.uscgboating.org BoatUS www.boatus.com National Safe Boating Council www.safeboatingcouncil.org
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NDIA 2003 Systems Engineering Conference 20-23 October 2003