Water Safety Advice For Your BusinessRoyal 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 and have 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, and more lifeguards qualify with RLSS UK than any other awarding body! 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 learn how we can help your business, contact [email protected]. Our trusted brand gives peace of mind to businesses and the millions of customers who access the facilities we support.To find out how we can help your business, contact us at [email protected]. Free Water Safety Advice Water Safety - Am I Doing Enough? 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Be realistic in your achievements One reason people work or volunteer over and above is that our expectations of ourselves are unrealistic. We can't fit three days of work into one, we can't listen to a 3-hour concert in 5 minutes or swim the channel in an hour. By accepting that things can be done tomorrow and you can't do it all today, you will feel able to enjoy your downtime and stop feeling guilty. Change your look With lockdown, we may not be wearing our suits and formal workwear in our living rooms. But changing out of the clothes you have been working or volunteering in, helps our brain realise, the day is done! Even if you only put on some different socks, a change in your physical appearance helps us differentiate from the working day to our downtime. Have a routine Do some exercise, take the dog for a walk, or jump straight into the shower. Having an end of work routine, again helps our brains realise that work has finished and it will help you stop thinking about the day's events. It also gives us structure, which during the pandemic and winter days is helpful for our wellbeing. Keep work separate If you have your work or other professional emails on your personal phone - this is a recipe for burnout. You will automatically check your phone and see work emails which will inevitably spark a thought and then you’re thinking about work again! Keep work and home life separate. This is especially important if you’re working from home. Think about your drink Having a drink after work is a regular, normal activity for people but alcohol affects our sleep, mood, and thinking. Which can lead us to feel tense, stressed, and less able to rationalise. Treat alcohol as a reward at the weekend so you can truly enjoy it because you want to, not because you feel stressed. It easy for a 5 pm wine o’clock to become a habit - which doesn’t help our overall wellbeing. Write a list If you have jobs to do the following day and you're thinking about them, write them down as a ready to-do list for the next morning. This stops you from thinking and potentially dreaming about them! Thank you to Ellen Lapworth-Maisey for writing content Manage Cookie Preferences