Water safety

Hazards

• The production plan for preventing drowning, exposure, entrapment, contamination, and rescue delays around water.

Controls

• Assess depth, current, temperature, visibility, access, weather, performers, electrical sources, boats, divers, flotation, lifeguards, communications, sanitation, and rescue capability.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Assess depth, current, temperature, visibility, access, weather, performers, electrical sources, boats, divers, flotation, lifeguards, communications, sanitation, and rescue capability.

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