Beach Safety

The lack of effective, consistent signs and safety flags on UK beaches has been identified over the past few years as a major contributing factor to many deaths and serious injuries.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has, for the first time, produced this guide with the backing and cooperation of key organisations concerned with safety and it attempts to consolidate the existing best practice guidelines as issued by these key organisations.

Beach operators have a duty of care to see that visitors to their beaches are reasonably safe, which entails providing adequate safety measures. In order to assess the most appropriate safety measures it is recommended that a risk assessment of each beach is carried out.

Effective signage will provide the public with the means to make more detailed decisions on safety whilst on the beach. However, signs should never take away the public's responsibility for their own actions and subsequent safety. It is important that beach users understand the risks and, equally important, the need to take care of their own welfare and be aware of the environment they are in.

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For more information on safety signs contact the the RNLI

Signs and flags are important on beaches to tell users about the safety risks, lifeguard services and local information. The signs and flags are not only important to people who are unfamiliar with the beach but also provide important information about the conditions for regular beach users.

A successful sign and flag system will minimise confusion and anxiety, allowing beach users to feel more confident in their knowledge of safety when on the beach.

A good sign and flag system should be clear, concise and consistent. Following the guidance in this document will help make your beach a safer environment for users. It is not only the content of the signs that is important, but also the position in which they are fixed. Careful consideration on site should be given to determine the best position for all signs.