Keywords
the Voluntary Water Rescue Service (WOPR)
safety
drowning
lifeguard
safety
drowning
lifeguard
How to Cite
Gorzawski, J. (2016) “Water Rescue in Poland”, Scientific Journal of Bielsko-Biala School of Finance and Law. Bielsko-Biała, PL, 23(1), pp. 10–14. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0013.1758.
Abstract
The Voluntary Water Rescue Service (commonly referred to as WOPR) operates pursuant to the Polish act of 18 August 2011 concerning the safety of persons present in water areas. The main tasks of the service include: undertaking rescue operations, organizing and providing aid to persons involved in accidents (that means sudden events that occur during swimming, bathing or practicing sports or recreational activities in water areas, which could result in an injury of an organ of the body or in health impairment) or to persons exposed to a threat of losing their life or health while in or near water.The papers published in the ASEJ Journal (alternate title: Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej) - published by the University of Applied Sciences in Bielsko-Biała, are online open access distributed (Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-NC 4.0 license). The Publisher cannot be held liable for the graphic material supplied. The printed version is the original version of the issued Journal. Responsibility for the content rests with the authors and not upon the Scientific Journal or Bielsko-Biala School of Finance and Law.
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