Water Safety Advice For Your BusinessEstablished more than 130 years ago, RLSS UK is recognised worldwide as an expert in lifeguarding and water safety. Every year we certify more than 60,000 regulated qualifications and non-regulated vocational training awards, and more lifeguards qualify with us than with any other awarding body! Why? Because we're at the cutting edge of water safety, lifesaving, lifeguarding, and life support skills. We rigorously review our qualifications, and we sit on many industry panels to evolve and develop national safety standards. We are also at the forefront of supporting companies to manufacture and distribute innovative and compliant lifesaving equipment, and the RLSS UK Shop offers official uniform and training, First Aid, and safety equipment for the leisure industry.We work with an impressive list of national leisure providers and partners - ranging from hotels, spas, and competition pools to leisure centres and aqua parks. We develop bespoke training services for many sectors - including the cruise and holiday industries and are experts at delivering clear and practical consultancy support to any business or individual with liabilities to visitors and staff around water, including events, construction, and outdoor recreation. 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? Essential Water Safety documents Consultancy Services How We Can Help Consultancy Projects Make an Enquiry DEFRA Training NWSMP - DEFRA National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) Water Rescue Equipment Training (WRET) Aqua Park Services Accreditation Equipment Industry Qualifications Why Choose Us For Your Staff For Your Customers Bespoke Training How We Can Help Make an Enquiry Deliver our Qualifications Partners Become an Approved Training Centre / Provider Become a Commercial Partner Become a Water Safety Partner RLSS UK Advisors Dr Cliff Nelson Cliff has been involved in surf lifesaving for over 30-years and is the founder member and chairman of Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club. Cliff worked for RLSS UK for over 10-years as Head of Water Safety and wrote a number of open water qualifications including being the project lead for the development of the National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ). Cliff has a keen interest in open water swimming, and sits on several advisory panels, including Swim Wales, British Triathlon (SH2OUT) and the RNLI International Lifeguard Programme, in addition to advising the Health and Safety Executive on water safety issues. Before working in water safety, Cliff spent time working on academic coastal projects at a number of universities, including Cardiff University, The University of Sydney and the University of Portugal and has written numerous academic journal papers on coastal subjects. Manage Cookie Preferences