Resources
Royal Life Saving's resources provide essential water safety information for a variety of locations and life stages in easy-to-read brochures, manuals, checklists and posters.
Here you will find valuable safety information for locations including public pools, bathtubs and farms; life stages from newborns through to teenagers; the Home Pool Safety Checklist; and a guide to Water Safety for Local Governments.
For those Australians who either don't speak English or where English is a second language, Royal Life Saving is providing an ever-growing range of translated resources. Our current resources include Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese translations.
Resources
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Final_Guide_watersafety_booklet_Local_Govt_10-3-08.pdf (861.3 KB)
- Published date
- 29/10/2012
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Keep Watch @ The Farm Brochure (386.6 KB)
- Published date
- 29/10/2012
- Description
- This brochure includes information on the Keep Watch @ The Farm program as well as how to develop a child safe play area. Active supervision at the farm is also discussed as is a Keep Watch @ The Farm checklist and farm child drowning fact or fiction.
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Keep Watch Life Stages 12-36 Months Brochure (147.9 KB)
- Published date
- 30/10/2012
- Description
- Every year 29 children between the ages of 12 and 36 months drown in Australia. Many occur in a few seconds when parents and carers are distracted. Active adult supervision is essential in protecting your child from drowning. Over 50% of all drowning deaths occur in home swimming pools posing the greatest drowning risk. Children commonly access the pool through a faulty fence, a propped open gate or by climbing on objects such as a table or BBQ.
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Keep Watch Information Manual (2.9 MB)
- Published date
- 29/10/2012
- Description
- The Keep Watch Information Manual provides community workers with background information and current models and practices to prevent young children from drowning in the home and the community. It is based on injury prevention and health promotion theory and practice. It provides a collection of information about risk factors, prevention strategies and types of community actions for the prevention of drowning.
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Keep Watch Life Stages 6-10 Years Brochure (154.0 KB)
- Published date
- 30/10/2012
- Description
- Every year 8 children between the ages of 6 and 10 years drown in Australia. 68% of children who drown in this age group are boys. Inland waterways such as rivers and lakes are the location where the highest number of drowning deaths occur. As children increasingly engage with their peers, they still require a high level of supervision from parents and carers. Children can overestimate their own ability and underestimate risks to their safety.
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Keep Watch @ Bath Time Brochure (246.4 KB)
- Published date
- 29/10/2012
- Description
- The Keep Watch @ Bath Time brochure includes information on the four actions of the keep watch program, bath tub drowning statistics and a Keep Watch @ Bath Time safety checklist. There is also Child drowning fact or fiction addressing common bath tub drowning misconceptions as well as tips for using bath time for water awareness.
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Baby Bath Aids Brochure (338.3 KB)
- Published date
- 29/10/2012
- Description
- In 2005, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Royal Life Saving Society - Australia, worked together to produce a brochure informing the public about how to use baby bath aids safely and the dangers involved. Baby bath aids are not a safety device and should not be used as a substitute for adult supervision. The brochure and poster are part of an ACCC safety awareness campaign for use of baby bath aids and includes some simple safeguards at bath time to reduce bathtub drowning hazards when using a bath aid.
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Home Pool Safety Checklist (308.2 KB)
- Published date
- 01/11/2012
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Keep Watch @ Public Pools Information Manual (1.1 MB)
- Published date
- 01/11/2012
- Description
- The Keep Watch @ Public Pool Information Manual aims to help staff engage with parents and carers of children to help them understand what is appropriate supervision and the dangers of leaving their children unattended at the pool.
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Keep Watch Life Stages 3-5 Years Brochure (143.0 KB)
- Published date
- 30/10/2012
- Description
- Ten children between the ages of 3 and 5 years drown every year in Australia. Almost 50% of all drowning deaths occur in home swimming pools. Boys in this age group are twice as likely to drown than girls. Restricting access to water, particularly in homes with swimming pools or easy access to water is vital. Correctly install and regularly maintain pool fencing and create a safe play area near the home. These years are a good time to enrol in learn to swim classes.
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Keep Watch Information Brochure (335.2 KB)
- Published date
- 29/10/2012
- Description
- The Keep Watch brochure provides information on the four key actions of the Keep Watch program, Supervise, Restrict Access, Water Awareness and Resuscitate. It has information on each of the three Keep Watch @ programs and a Keep Watch checklist with actions to prevent children from drowning.
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Keep Watch Life Stages 11-16 Years Brochure (135.4 KB)
- Published date
- 30/10/2012
- Description
- Every year nine teenagers between the ages of 11 and 16 years drown in Australia. Over half occur in inland waterways such as rivers, lakes and dams. Over two thirds are male. In this age group, teenagers become more independent and supervision may also be provided by peers and lifeguards. The influence of drugs and alcohol can also increase a teenager's risk of drowning during these years.
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Keep Watch Life Stages 0-12 Months Brochure (144.6 KB)
- Published date
- 30/10/2012
- Description
- Every month 1 child between the ages of 0 and 12 months drowns in Australia. Three quarters of these drowning deaths occur around the home, in bathtubs, backyard swimming pools, buckets and eskies. Bath time poses one of the highest risks of drowning for infants with 35 children drowning in bathtubs and spa baths in the past nine years. A lack of adequate supervision is the main cause of drowning deaths in this life stage.
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Baby Bath Aids Poster (153.9 KB)
- Published date
- 29/10/2012
- Description
- In 2005, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Royal Life Saving Society - Australia, worked together to produce a brochure informing the public about how to use baby bath aids safely and the dangers involved. Baby bath aids are not a safety device and should not be used as a substitute for adult supervision. The brochure and poster are part of an ACCC safety awareness campaign for use of baby bath aids and includes some simple safeguards at bath time to reduce bathtub drowning hazards when using a bath aid.