1. DEVELOPING WATER SAFE COMMUNITIES

2. 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

3. 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.

4. WHO IS AT RISK?
Age

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. DON’T DRINK AND DROWN https://youtu.be/ClcM2QCldsY
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