Don’t forget your pet’s safety when you go out on the water. We recently met “Flossie” – a seven year old Springer Spaniel – enjoying a canoeing holiday along the Great Glen Canoe Trail in the Scottish Highlands with her Mum Fiona. The Great Glen Canoe Trail stretches 95km from Inverness to Fort William along… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lifejackets
Choosing A Personal Flotation Device (PFD LifeJacket)
A personal flotation device (PFD) provides buoyancy to help you to float with your head above the water. There are three different Australian Standards for PFDS according to the level of protection afforded to the wearer. A brief description of each type is set out below to help you select the type which is suitable… Continue Reading
Lifejacket Safety Check for Tightness of the Auto-Inflate Cartridge
IMPORTANT: Lifejacket Safety Check for Tightness of the Auto-Inflate Cartridge. Wear It Australia has become aware of an issue with automatic inflating lifejackets that have the UML branded cartridge with a replace by 08-2014 date stamp. Continue Reading
Lifejacket Attached To Sinking Boat Saves Fisherman
The submerged vessel with the fishermen’s makeshift lifejacket signal flag. An offshore training exercise for New South Wales Marine Rescue Shellharbour turned into a quick-response rescue operation when the crew of a sinking boat made a Mayday call on Saturday morning. The half-cabin boat with two fishermen on board had begun taking on water in… Continue Reading
SOS delivers purpose built flood relief lifejackets to State Emergency Services
Australian manufacturer, SOS Marine has delivered 2000 life jackets to the New South Wales (NSW) State Emergency Services (SES) to be used in Flood Relief Operations. SOS Marine has worked with the NSW SES for the past two years on design and development of these purpose designed lifejackets. Continue Reading
Wiggles singer, Greg Page, talks of his love for EVIE – a Wear It Australia exclusive interview
Bill Edgar Greg Page Greg Page might look good in his trademark yellow skivvie but he looks even better in a black rashie. Greg partnered with EVIE (Emergency Vest Inflatable Equipment) creator Bill Edgar twelve months ago to promote wearing the EVIE inflatable rashie – not just to children but also their parents and anyone who… Continue Reading
