Water Safety

Water Safety is important all year round.

Please take time today to check out

www.safetyzone.ie and www.facebook.com/IWSie/videos

Keep safe in the water.

Important Notices

Lifeguards on Duty - Summer 2017

Water Safety Weeks - Summer 2017

WATER SAFETY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The Water Safety Development Officer of Kilkenny County Council works towards awareness and promotion of water safety throughout the county. The duties performed by the Water Safety Development Officer include

• Liaising with Water Safety Area Committee in Kilkenny (kilkennywsac@gmail.com) and Irish Water Safety, on behalf of the Local Authority, and attending meetings for that purpose;
• Arranging preparation of water safety budget and securing local authority contrubition to Irish Water Safety;
• Purchasing of water safety equipment for lifeguards, instructors and examiners;
• Employment of lifeguards at swimming areas during the summer season;
• Arranging for the erection of ringbuoys and safety equipment in bathing areas, and at strategic points along rivers and lakes, and carrying out spot checks with a view to replacement, as necessary;
• Dealing with media on various aspects of water safety, i.e. promotion of water safety, swimming instruction and awareness of dangers.

The Water Safety Development Officer may be contacted at 056 7794470 or by email at environment@kilkennycoco.ie

 

Statistics for 2016 for bathing area supervised by Lifeguards:

Number of Swimmers	2200
Accidents Prevented	75
Rescued People	12
Rescued Craft	0
First Aid Procedures	80

Irish Water Safety (www.iws.ie) is based at The Long Walk, Galway; Phone 091 564 400; LoCall 1890 420 202; e-mail: info@iws.ie.

Other useful websites: www.ringbuoys.ie; www.aquaattack.ie; www.iwsmembership.ie; www.safetyzone.ie

 

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