Working Near, Over or In Water

For any task beside rivers, canals, docks, lakes, reservoirs, tidal flats, flooded excavations, culverts or on vessels and pontoons — including surveying, bank repairs, bridge inspection and utility crossings. Drowning can follow a fall of less than a metre: cold-water shock disables a swimmer in under a minute. Twenty-three cockle pickers drowned at Morecambe Bay in 2004 because the tide was not planned for; the tide is a hazard with a timetable. Includes hazard-by-hazard control table with L×S risk ratings, legal framework, HSE 2024/25 incident data, sign-off and team briefing record sheets. Instant PDF download — print, brief and sign.