{"id":18,"date":"2026-06-13T22:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-06-14T09:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:14:16","slug":"safety-focus-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"Safety Focus Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While all water and environments share common dangers, each carries risks unique to it&#8217;s location and conditions. Cold water exposure is always to be considered a factor in all of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oceans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sneaker waves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rip tides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backwash and shore break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rocks, jetties and coastal hazards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rivers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Currents &amp; flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hidden hazards &#8211; drop-offs, debris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>River crossings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seasonal changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lakes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sudden depth changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cold shock and cold water immersion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boating and watercraft safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wildlife and Outdoor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Situational awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife encounters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Pre-check conditions \/ area preparedness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Risk Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognizing, assessing &amp; monitoring changes as they occur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying hidden hazards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staying alert in familiar environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critical &amp; Situational decision making<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While all water and environments share common dangers, each carries risks unique to it&#8217;s location and conditions. Cold water exposure is always to be considered a factor in all of these. Oceans Rivers Lakes Wildlife and Outdoor Risk Recognition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19,"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maximomacanasfoundation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}