Risk assessment

The RNLI can provide the technical expertise to assist beach operators complete a thorough risk assessment and implement effective risk management strategies.

Managing risk in the coastal environment

Managing risks in the coastal environment requires the systematic application of management polices, procedures and practices to the tasks of identifying, analysing, treating, and monitoring risk.

Risk assessments 

The purpose of a risk assessment is to:

• Ensure that potential safety problems are properly understood
  
• Check whether existing control measures (including emergency plans) are adequate.
  
• Determine what is necessary to reduce risks to a reasonable level
  Priorities unacceptable risks identified by the assessment and determine further action

The RNLI has developed a beach risk assessment model and a beach safety management model. The former determines a hierarchy of control measures required for each risk level. The latter gives recommendations on how to implement the resources effectively.