MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced today its
support of Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day on Friday, May 17. ALEA joins boating
professionals and outdoor enthusiasts to heighten awareness of different life jacket styles that are
available and demonstrate their comfort and versatility by wearing them to work.
The annual event, hosted by the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) serves as a fun,
educational element just prior to National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, the official launch of
the 2024 National Safe Boating Campaign. Educating the boating public about the safety and
comfort of life jackets has been a main focus of the campaign. “Wear Your Life Jacket at Work”
Day will take place on Friday, May 17, wherever you are!
The National Safe Boating Council is asking all participants to take a picture of themselves in
their life jacket while at work and post it to social media with the hashtag
#wearyourlifejacketatworkday and tag ALEA (@ALEAProtects) or submit it to the NSBC at
outreach@safeboatingcouncil.org.
U.S. Coast Guard statistics show that drowning was the reported cause of death in four out of
every five recreational boating fatalities in 2022, and that approximately 75 percent of those who
drowned were not wearing life jackets.
Members of the boating public as well as those interested in showing the wearability of life
jackets are encouraged to participate.
Learn more about National Safe Boating Week at: Safe Boating Campaign.
Media Release/Senior Trooper Cody Farrar/Alabama Law Enforcement Agency/Office of the Secretary
