Water & Leisure Safety Training
RoSPA’s Leisure Safety Consultants not only cover leisure pursuits on land, in or near water, but also accident prevention around canals, rivers, the sea, lakes and an increasing number of public and private sites.
Of the 435 drownings each year, many are preventable accidents. RoSPA’s inland water and pool operator training are just some of the ways in which we are working to reduce this tragic toll.
The Leisure Safety department offers advice to professionals and public alike, and acts as an advocate for safety improvement in the field of leisure. We do this through in-depth research, ongoing statistical gathering, the production of guidance and the development of policy, whilst also providing training and expert witness services.
Safety at Inland Water Sites
 Who should attend?Managers, supervisory staff and others with responsibility for managing inland water sites. What will the delegate bring back to the workplace? An understanding of effective safety management strategies for the recreational use of inland water sites. |
Course content includes: ● 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 |
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Safety at Beaches and Coastal Locations (in-company or on site only)
| Who should attend? Managers, supervisory staff and others with responsibility for managing beaches and other coastal locations. What will the delegate bring back to the workplace? An understanding of effective safety management strategies for the recreational use of beaches. |
Course content includes: ● 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. |
Available in-company only Please call 0121 248 2122 to discuss your requirements or email: training@rospa.com |
Tour Operator Pool Inspections
| Who should attend? Managers, supervisory staff and safety officers with responsibility for inspecting swimming pools abroad. What will the delegate bring back to the workplace? To promote the understanding of effective safety management systems for swimming pools abroad. |
Course content includes: ● 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 childrens’ 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 |
Please call 0121 248 2122 to discuss specific requirements or email: training@rospa.com |
Consultancy
RoSPA’s Water and Leisure Safety Consultancy offers an advice and guidance service covering water and leisure activities, site management and site design. RoSPA also has expertise in health and safety reviewing and accident prevention at coastal and inland sites, as well as recreation facilities.
Public safety audits
- Audits can be undertaken for:
- Lakes, rivers and canals
- Urban, rural and dockland areas
- Marinas and water sports centres
- Beaches
- Landscapes and ornamental water features
- Specific hotel facilities in both the UK and abroad
- Swimming pools and leisure complexes
The site-specific safety audit will result in a detailed report including a general water safety rationale, detailing aspects of risk assessment, risk controls and operating procedures, and further site-specific recommendations.
RoSPA’s Leisure Safety experts will also provide guidance for projects still at the development phase.
Accident investigation and expert witness reports
Accident investigations are undertaken for private individuals, organisations and solicitors. Topics covered include:
- Water sports
- Swimming pools
- Activity centres
Following a site inspection (where appropriate) an expert report will be compiled containing:
- Relevant research material
- Applied safety principles
- Safe operating procedures/guidelines
- Appropriate reference documents
- Expert opinion
Please call 0121 248 2122 to discuss specific requirements.
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RoSPA is a registered charity: Registered Charity No: 207823 Patron: Her Majesty the Queen RoSPA Head Office: Edgbaston Park, 353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7ST, UK |
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