update: EU-Safety conference 2023

(from left: Roger Sweeney WSI, Giuseppe Andreana FIN, Ana Dominguez Pachón RFESS, Dr Detlev Mohr, ILSE, Maria Rodriguez RFESS)

EuroSafe organized its EU-Safety conference 2023 at the beginning of October together with ICE-SAR (the Lifeboat Institution of Iceland what operates not only on sea but also on land) in Reykjavik (Iceland).

Here you will find the link to the published speeches/presentations.

There was a good visited water safety section in the conference. Here the the list of speakers and presenters at the EU Safety 2023 Conference on water safety and drowning prevention:

Drowning Prevention in Europe

Mr. Detlev Mohr, ILSE

International Lifesaving Federation of Europe

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Swimming Practice and Skills in Austria

Mrs. Monica Steiner, KFV (Austrian Road Safety Board)

Preventing Injury through Promotion – an Irish perspective on World Drowning Prevention Day

Mr. Roger Sweeney, Water Safety Ireland

Scotland’s Drowning and Incident Review

Ms. Carlene/James McAvoy/ Sullivan, Water Safety Scotland

Smart Ring Buoys – new high-tech sensors that curb theft and vandalism of rescue equipment in Ireland

Mr. Roger Sweeney, Water Safety Ireland

Three ways that Advocacy raises public awareness to prevent aquatic injuries in Ireland.

Mr. Roger Sweeney, Water Safety Ireland

Trends in drowning mortality in Croatia from 2001 to 2021

Mrs. Ivana Brkić Biloš, Croatian Institute of Public Health

Typology of injuries that occur in lifesaving

Mr. Francisco Cano Noguera, Royal Spanish Lifesaving Federation

More information is available on the website of the conference https://eusafety2023.landsbjorg.is/  .

The EuroSafe Annual General Meeting will take place together with the conference.