Advice and Information

General	Note
Duties to employees and visitors	Explanation regarding the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, which sets out the general duties, which employers have towards employees, members of the public, and those that employees have to themselves and to each other.
Principles for managing water related risks	Presents the principles developed by members of the Forum.

By topic	Note
Buoyancy afloat	Describes ISO 12402. Advice intended for leisure users.
Coastal safety signage	Signage often presents the last opportunity to provide advice to beach visitors. Guide to assessing and locating signage. Include design templates. First published in 2005.
Coastal public rescue equipment (PRE)	Over recent years, beach owners and operators have been in doubt as to the most appropriate public rescue equipment (PRE) to be used at coastal locations.
Coasteering & Tombstoning	Outlines the current agreed advice, includes the draft advice for Coasteering guides, and centres.
Open water swimming	Contains advice and links to further information for those interested in informal, outdoor swimming.
Water sports - general safety principles	The diversity of activity, skills required and the inherent risk means that generic advice is of little use. However, these general safety principles apply to activities.
Managing beach safety	Published by HM Maritime and Coastguard Agency, this guide offers advice for those in effctive control of beaches.
Manging safety at inland waters	Published by RoSPA, this guide provides practical advice along side case studies and inights for managers of inland water sites.
Managing health and safety in swimming pools	Published by the HSE, this publication provides guidance for all those involved in the operation and management of swimming pools.
Water safety toolkit for local authorities	Created by the LGA with the support of NWSF members, this toolkit contains advice and information for local authorities.