Work Life Jacket
A Life Jacket or PFD, life vest, or life preserver, is a sort of water safety equipment that serves to help one float in water to avoid drowning. The life jackets apply for all recreation purposes including water activities and sports, and boating as well as in cases that require floating.
Following are given the features and characteristics of the life jacket :
1.Life Jacket Buoyancy:
Life jackets are meant to offer support so as to help a person float on water. Foam is used to make them, so they are buoyant by nature, and they also work to spread a person’s weight to help ensure that the person stays as flat as possible.
2.High Visibility:
Most life jackets will come in bright colors with reflective strips or patches for easier identification of the user in water especially by the rescuers.
3.Proper Sizing:
There are various life jackets available in order to size the jackets according to the size and weight of the person. The size is important for achieving good fit for the diver together with body and overall apparatus buoyancy.
4.Adjustable Straps:
A life jacket normally has straps or buckles to hold the vest tightly around the user’s body so that it does not move upwards or downwards on the user.
5.Type and Intended Use Life Jacket :
Some of the classes of life jackets include; Each individual type of life jackets is appropriate for particular water activities or prevailing conditions. The main types of the lifeboats are: Type I – offshore, Type II – nearshore, Type III – flotation aid & Type V – special use. This is an important factor that needs to be considered very closely depending on what type is required for.
6.Head Support:
Certain configurations such as in the type I PFD also incorporate features for supporting a wearer’s head in the event that his chopped falls into the water.
7.Durable Materials:
In most cases, life jackets are constructed using full proof material that could not allow water to penetrate in anyway, UV radiation and general wear and tear.
8.Multiple Chambers:
Most life jackets have multiple buoyancy chambers, therefore, in case one of the chamber is lost the vest will still float.
9.U.S. Coast Guard Approval:
In the United States, life jackets are under the legislation of the U.S. Coast Guard and any approved PFD are labeled with USCG which means they conform to set safety requirements.
10.Whistle or Signal Device:
Some life jackets contain other signalling items such as whistles to assist in attracting people during calamity.
11.Neck Pillow or Collar:
There are models in which a pillow on the neck or the collar is built in to maintain the head of the driver above the water level.
12.Easy Donning:
Life jackets also have straps and buckles that can be rapidly fastened as the vests are created to be easily put on.
BDM swim belts, lifesaving jackets, vests, flotation gears are useful in boating, swimming, kayaking, water surfing, water skiing, diving and other water sports. They are also necessary for security purposes on large vessel used in business such as cruises and ferry boats. There are some factors one needs to consider concerning the life jacket being to used for; the weight and size of the person who is going to use it as well as the existing safety standards that are in place to ensure that the life jacket being worn offers required buoyancy in water situations. Maintenance and inspection of the life jackets are also crucial so as to be useful in the time of the disaster.
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