Posted By Andrew J. Böber Working on/near water is an area I’m not all that versed with, but as the two buildings I’m responsible for has a whooping great lake between them it’s something I need to promptly disseminate myself over. I’ve attempted to contact the H&S team at British Waterways to see if they can direct me toward relevant Reg’s that applying to this area not too much success – the HSE Leaflets concerning this area as more specific to fisheries which isn’t much use. If anyone has even SWP to working near or close water &/or can direct me to other sources I would be grateful Andrew Böber Cert. OSH TechSP

Posted By Mark Bishop Andrew Try Fire Service Manual, volume 2, Fire Service Operations, Safe Working near, on or in water, available from the Stationery Office. RoSPA Outreach Organisation HSE, Health and Safety in Construction, Prevention of drowning, HSG150

Posted By Martyn Hendrie Rospa also have a Water Safety Adviser who I have spoken to in the past and found to be very helpful. They have devised a risk assessment guide.(Contact No. 0121 248 2000) Hope that this helps.