Lifeguard

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About Irish Water Safety Lifeguards

Irish Water Safety is the Statutory body established by the Irish Government to promote Water Safety in Ireland. Our role is to educate people in water safety best practices.

We are the Irish National body entrusted with the training and qualifying of Pool, Beach and River Lifeguards. All IWS Qualified Lifeguards are recognised Internationally by our affiliation, as the Irish National Water Safety Body, with International Life Saving.

Our Members carry out Risk Assessments on all Bathing Areas Nationwide, in order to make them safer by the erection of ring buoys, signage and other necessary actions.

We advise and assist Local Authorities on all matters relating to water safety.

Our Examiners test the nations Beach Lifeguards for the Local Authorities, yearly

We are providers of information on the locations of Lifeguarded beaches in Ireland

In Statutory Incident No. 389 of 2006, Irish Water Safety’s services were expanded to include the following:

• The promotion of efficiency and standardisation of the Lifeguard service
  
  
• The establishment of national standards for Lifeguards
  

In 2006 Irish Water Safety formed a “Lifeguard Commission” to deal with all matters relating to Lifeguards and the Lifeguard Service


The Lifeguard Commission members are:

Michael Cuddihy,
IWS Council Member,
Chairman of Lifeguard Commission and
Water Safety Examiner

John Considine,
IWS Council Member,
Vice-Chairman of the Lifeguard Commission and
Limerick County Council WSDO

Anne Ryan,
IWS Council Member and
Water Safety Examiner

Paul Murphy,
Secretary, Lifeguard Commission and
Water Safety Examiner.


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