DEVELOPING WATER SAFE COMMUNITIES

A Future Without Drowning Tragically around 400 people drown around the UK every year and a further 200 take their own lives on our waters. Many of these deaths are preventable and we believe more can be done to reduce this loss of life. Emergency Services have attended at least 60 water incidents around the City Centre in the past 4 years. In last 11yrs tragically Manchester City Centre has seen 28 Fatalities, 26 of those were in canals

THE STATISTICS In the last 11 years 139 people drowned in Greater Manchester. 28 people drowned in the city centre in the same period In Manchester city centre alcohol was or probably was a factor in the drowning in 66% of those.

WHO IS AT RISK? Age

IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY DON’T PANIC!!! – STAY CALM SHOUT FOR HELP FOLLOW THE PRIORITISED APPROACH RING 999 IF IN WATER FIRE FIRST, GIVE ACCURATE ADDRESS SEND SPOTTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES CLEAR ACCESS/EGRESS ROUTE Talk Reach Throw Row Go

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Make your personnel Water Aware – training. Make your customers Water Aware – posters, beer mats, T-shirts, Social Media campaigns – this has been proven to be more engaging and persuasive than traditional methods of campaigning. Provision of throw lines/AEDs. Training of Key Staff in Water Rescue methods

How Can the Community Help Taxi service MU - StreetCars Role Model to other water way users – Don’t Drink and Drown/Water Safety Campaigns Speak to People Licenced Establishment be Responsible – Door Staff, Serving, Friends Night Net – Business Crime Reduction Partnership, 200 active businesses Volunteers – Village Angels/Street Angels/ Village Haven Phone 101 or 999 if emergency

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