AUSTRALIAN COASTAL PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARDS

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NATIONAL AQUATIC AND RECREATIONAL SIGNAGE STYLE GUIDE

The National Aquatic and Recreation Signage Style Guide provides "best practice" design information to review and implement a signage system based on a standardised framework that will deliver important safety information in a consistent fashion. Surf Life Saving WA is able to provide advice and information relating to signage in a beach or coastal environment.

SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA POLICY

Surf Life Saving Australia develops and maintains and range of policy and procedure relating to a safe coastal environment. All aspects of the community are encouraged to adopt and incorporate these policy into their own operating practices. 100 years of experience and access to 1000's of members and international networks ensure that the policy's are reasonable and practical. No other organisation in Australia can establish coastal safety policy on the basis of water safety being its core business.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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AUSTRALIAN BEACH SAFETY AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (ABSAMP)

The Australian Beach Safety & Management Program (ABSAMP) was established in 1990 as a joint program between SLSA and the Coastal Studies Unit, University of Sydney. ABSAMP is an ambitious project that aims to be the most comprehensive study ever undertaken on the beaches of any part of the world's coast. Detailed information on every beach in Australia has been amassed.

The main aims of the program are to:

• develop a comprehensive, standardised and scientific information base on all Australian beaches with regard to their location, physical characteristics, access, facilities, usage, rescues, physical and biological hazards, and level of public risk under various wave, tide and weather conditions
• expand and improve the management and safety services of all Australian beaches, and to assist other countries to develop similar programs