Looking after your employees around or near water
Employers must protect employees working near or around water. Prioritising safety reduces risks of accidents, drowning, and waterborne hazards, ensuring lives are safeguarded and well-being is maintained. Explore our business advice for working around or near water below.
Beach safety
What to do to help keep people safe when managing a body of water.
Climate change
Read moreabout the risks of climate change and what your company should do to reduce the risk.
Flood prevention
Are you a landowner with water running through, beneath or adjacent to your land? Read more about your responsiblities.
Lake and pond safety
Are you a business with a lake or large pond on your property? If so, it’s your responsibility to make sure it doesn’t pose a risk to your employees or the general public.
PPE and training
Whether it’s coastal or inland, if you’re responsible for a body of water, you need to provide the right Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
River safety
If you’re responsible for a stretch of river, it’s vital to make sure it’s safe for anyone who’s in, on or near it.
Site access
If your organisation owns or manages land with water you have a duty to protect people on or near it.
Sustainable Drainage Schemes
SuDS slow down surface water and ultimately help to prevent flooding. They are often located in densely populated urban areas. Find out how to keep people safe.
Swimming pool safety
If you’re a pool operator, you are responsible for the health and safety of your employees, pool users and any other people on your premises
Water Park Management
As a water park venue operator, it’s your job to make sure your visitors have a memorable experience - for all the right reasons. Your visitors’ safety should be at the top of your priority list.
Working near water
If employees must work over or near water, they must be professionally trained to do so. A safe system of work will need to be in place.