Safe Work In Water (SWIW)
The Safe Working In Water (SWIW) course is designed for people tasked with working in water who will need a self- and co worker rescue capability using conditional rescue techniques, eg throwbags, wading techniques and reach poles. The target audience is power company workers, construction industry workers, road and bridge maintenance workers.
This course offers a higher level rescue capability than the Safe Working Near Water (SWNW) course.
Contact hours
12 hours
Prerequisites
- Minimum age: 18
- Able to swim
Qualification valid for
3 years
Recertifies
Recerted by
Taught by
- Swiftwater and Flood First Responder Instructor (SFRI)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor (SRTI)
- Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Advanced Instructor (SRTAI)
