Leisure Safety Department

Training

RoSPA’s Leisure Safety department not only covers leisure pursuits in or near water, but also accident prevention around canals, rivers, the sea or lakes. An especially important area covered by our water safety experts is the increasing number of public and private sites, including shopping centres and works complexes with decorative water features.

Safety at Inland Water Sites (in-company or on site only)

Who should attend?

Managers, supervisory staff and others with responsibility for managing inland water sites.

What will they learn?

An understanding of effective safety management strategies for the recreational use of inland water sites.

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0870 777 2118 (Birmingham)

0870 777 2228 (Edinburgh)
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Course content

» Legal responsibilities of site operators

» Drowning causation

» Introduction to the principles of water safety management

» Risk assessment of inland water safety sites, including hazard identification and risk control measures

» Site specific drowning prevention strategies

» Safety of water sports and casual water based recreational activities

» Procedures and systems for managing supervisory staff and lifeguards

Safety at Beaches and Coastal Locations (in-company only)

Who should attend?

Managers, supervisory staff and others with responsibility for managing beaches and other coastal locations.

What will they learn?

An understanding of effective safety management strategies for the recreational use of beaches.

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0870 777 2118 (Birmingham)

0870 777 2228 (Edinburgh)
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Course Content

» Legal responsibilities of site operators

» Drowning causation

» Introduction to the principles of water safety management

» Risk assessment of coastal water and beach safety sites, including hazard identification and risk control measures

» Site specific drowning prevention strategies

» Safety of water sports and casual water based recreational activities

» Procedures and systems for managing supervisory staff and lifeguards

Tour Operator Pool Inspections

Who should attend?

Managers, supervisory staff and safety officers with responsibility for inspecting swimming pools abroad.

What will they learn?
To promote the understanding of effective safety management systems for swimming pools abroad.

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0870 777 2118 (Birmingham)

0870 777 2228 (Edinburgh)
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Course Content

» Legal responsibilities of tour operators

» Influencing factors in pool facilities

» Introduction to the principles of risk assessment, including hazard identification and risk control measures

» Safe design and positioning of children’s pool separation

» Critical aspects of pool safety i.e. location of signage, managing poor pool design, siting of rescue equipment, use of water slides and other features

» Basic pool water treatment including identification and control of common faults

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Patron: Her Majesty the Queen

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