Water Safety Advice For Your BusinessWelcome to our online area dedicated to supporting businesses with water safety advice and support services, including bespoke training, consultancy, qualifications, equipment, and collaborative opportunities. As a charity, our primary interest lies in water safety. Our services offer impartial, honest, cost-effective solutions that best suit your water safety needs and help create a safer environment. PLUS, 100% of all profits from our business support services go into helping us educate more people on how to enjoy water safely. Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is proud to be the UK and Ireland's industry leader in water-related safety qualifications and training for aquatic, open water, and beach operators and be recognised worldwide as an expert in lifeguarding and water safety. We work with an impressive list of national leisure operators and partners - from hotels, spas, and competition pools to leisure centres, aqua parks and open water venues. We have also supported many businesses and landowners in meeting their responsibilities to water safety. Our trusted brand gives peace of mind to businesses and the millions of people who access the facilities and sites we support. Qualifications and Awards Water safety training is essential for any business with employees working on, in, or near water. Every year, we certify more than 60,000 regulated qualifications and non-regulated vocational training awards, including First Aid Essentials and more lifeguards qualify with RLSS UK than any other awarding body! Bespoke Training We support many large organisations and businesses with more bespoke training needs - including the cruise and holiday industries. We can adapt 'off the shelf' RLSS UK qualifications and awards to provide a solution or create new, bespoke training products or packages tailored to your business. Consultancy We are experts at delivering clear and practical consultancy support to any business, organisation or individual with liabilities to visitors and staff around water. Our consultancy work is varied, and we cover a wide range of locations across the UK. For example, in 2023, we completed projects including water safety risk assessments for indoor pools and open water venues, local authorities and private landowners who own/manage bodies of water, as well as water safety audits on the coast. RLSS UK Shop We are also at the forefront of supporting companies in manufacturing and distributing innovative and compliant lifesaving equipment, and the RLSS UK Shop offers official uniforms and training, first aid, and safety equipment for the leisure industry and beyond.To find out how we can help your business, contact us at [email protected]. Trusted by 1,000s of customers such as... < Open Water Services Consultancy Training & Qualifications Lifeguard NWSMP DEFRA First Aid at Work Aqua Parks Essential Water Safety Guidance Swimming Pool Services Consultancy Training & Qualifications Lifeguard First Aid Trainer Assessor Pool Management NRASTC Pool Technology Essential Guidance Hotels and Spa Pools Industry Qualifications Why Choose Us Regulated Qualifications For Your Staff For Your Customers Bespoke Training Deliver our Qualifications Partners Become an Approved Training Centre / Provider Become a Commercial Partner Become a Water Safety Partner RLSS UK Advisors RLSS UK confirmed as finalist for the ukactive Awards 2024 – Education Provider of the Year Award We are delighted that RLSS UK is a finalist for the ukactive Awards 2024 in the Education Provider of the Year category. The Education Provider of the Year Award recognises an organisation or programme that delivers excellent services, demonstrates innovative resources and assessments, and enables learners to obtain high-quality skills valued by employers. Jo Talbot, Commercial Director, commented, "I am thrilled that judges have acknowledged our lifeguard training innovations and global impact. 2023 was a significant year for RLSS UK. Our pioneering work to challenge and transform lifeguarding methods and improve pool lifeguards' skills and abilities to provide safe places to enjoy water deserves this recognition. I look forward to presenting more on RLSS UK's ongoing commitment to making swimming pool environments safer for everyone during stage two of the rigorous process." RLSS UK’s written submission described how, in July 2023, RLSS UK revolutionised pool lifeguarding and improved swimming pool safety for operators by launching the Level 3 Award in Pool Lifeguarding - more commonly known as the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) Gen 10. Ground-breaking research conducted in collaboration with the University of Chichester informed the latest generation of the NPLQ. The study focused on lifeguard scanning and supervision methods, leading to critical changes in lifeguard protocols for enhanced safety adopted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and operators worldwide Building on the research findings, RLSS UK consulted with pool operators and lifeguards to ensure development supported their needs. The NPLQ now includes a wide range of added content, including training focused on building customer communication skills, new, industry-first 360-degree scanning videos that enhance the opportunity to practice hazard identification, and mental health and wellbeing advice for lifeguards. All while ensuring that our lifeguard training engages all types of learners. Endorsed by the CIMSPA Lifeguard Standard, the NPLQ sits firmly within the apprenticeship framework. It is now a Level 3 qualification, for the first time carrying UCAS Tariff points—rightfully respecting and recognising a lifeguard's technical skills and significant role in helping people enjoy water safely. The stage two assessment during August will be the Judges' House presentations, allowing us to present our successes and provide further details and evidence that complement our written submission to a panel of expert judges. 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