National Aquatic & Recreational Signage Style …

1 National Aquatic andRecreational Signage StyleManualThird editionMs Cathy Acocks, Manager Water Safety, Office of the Emergency Services CommissionerMr John Bales, Insurance and Risk, Department of Sustainability and EnvironmentMr Micheal Beazley, Director Legal Services Jardine Lloyd Thompson (Civic Mutual Plus)Snr Sergeant Rex Brown, Water Police, Victorian PoliceMrMicheal Cahill, Group Manager - Industry Development, Sports and Recreation VictoriaMr Brett Ellis, General Manager Lifesaving Operations, Life Saving VictoriaMr Taffy Evans, Marine Safety VictoriaMr John Ginivan, Executive Officer, Victorian Coastal Council, Department of Sustainability and EnvironmentMr Grant Hull, Manager Coast and Land Use Planning, Department of Sustainability and EnvironmentMr Trevor Kane, Team Leader-Traffic Management, VicRoadsMr Mark Lister, Policy Performance Analyst.

2 Victorian Water Industry AssociationMs Nicola Rabot, Manager - Injury Prevention, Public Health Division, Department of Human ServicesMs Alex Shackleton, MAV Representative, Coastal and Wetlands Officer, City of Greater GeelongMr Tony Spouse, Manager Risk Engineering, Victorian Managed Insurance AuthorityMs Alison Stone, Manager- Coastal Branch, Department of Sustainability and EnvironmentMr Steve Warren, Manager State Operations and Procurement, Victorian State Emergency ServiceMr Warwick Waters, General Manager Community Lifesaving, Life Saving VictoriaAquatic Signage Steering CommitteeThis manual is endorsed by: National Aquatic andRecreational Signage StyleqSSManualgMl Copyright 2006 State Government of VictoriaDepartment of JusticeFirst edition November 2001 Second edition September 2003 Third edition July 2006 This manual has been developed by.

3 Brett Ellis, General Manager Lifesaving Operations, Life Saving VictoriaPool standards guidance Warwick Waters General Manager Community Lifesaving, Life Saving VictoriaGraphic Design assistance by Emily Banks and Vanessa SpiteriLife Saving Victoria200 The BoulevardPort Melbourne, Vic 3207 Telephone 61 3 9676 edition produced in partnership with:Australian Water Safety CouncilSurf Life Saving AustraliaRoyal Life Saving Society of AustraliaQueensland GovernmentState Government of VictoriaForewordOn 8 January 1998, a fun day out at the beach ended in tragedy for two families at Gunnamatta Beach inVictoria.

4 Four children drowned while swimming at an un-patrolled beach, in the mistaken belief that surflifesavers and lifeguards were on duty at the time. Sadly, lack of adequate Signage at the various pointsof access to the beach was a contributing tragedy was a shocking reminder to all involved in water safety that much more work needed to bedone to reduce Australia s drowning rate. One immediate response was the formation of the AustralianWater Safety Council (AWSC) in February 1998, made up of the country s various water safetyorganisations. The National Water Safety Plan, developed by the AWSC, now provides a clear road mapon how to meet the challenge of reducing the number of drownings.

5 This manual is another directresponse to the tragedy at Gunnamatta and plays an important part in the production of this manual means that local government and other land managers around Australianow have access to international best practice in terms of Aquatic and Recreational safety this manual will reduce drownings, and on behalf of the AWSC, we urge all land managers toconduct an audit of their compliance with the standards set out here. Our congratulations to all thoseassociated with its development and BradleyPeter AgnewChief Executive OfficerGeneral Manager OperationsRoyal Life Saving AustraliaSurf Life Saving AustraliaConvenorMemberAustralian Water Safety CouncilAustralian Water Safety MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES10 Compliance process10 Compliance TYPES12 Sign Type Placement12 Level 1 Road Signs13 Level 2 Car Park Signs14 Level 3 Access Signs15 Level 4 Individual Hazard and Regulation Signs17 Level 5 Beach Signage Flags and Symbols18 Level 6 Marine Stinger Signage21 Level 7 Pool Symbols26 Regulation

6 Symbols28 Information Symbols30 Regulatory, Permissable and Safety Symbols32 Hazchem Signage - Safety35 Secondary Signage - AND INSTALLATION36 Materials36 Fixings36 Colour37 Typeface37 Dimensions38 Placement39 Installation39 ContentsIFORM AProduction Layout40 Level 1 Road SignsIIFORM BProduction Layout41 Level 2 Car Park and Open Access SignsIIIFORM CProduction Layout42 Level 3 Beach Access SignsIVFORM DProduction Layout43 Level 4 Individual Hazard SignVFORM EInterim Approval To Use New Symbol45 AppendicesThis Signage manual is dedicated in memory of Molly and Ben Wilson andCatherine and Belinda

7 Leahy. May they rest in peace and may their tragic passingserve as a reminder of how easily life can be taken Derek Wilson, I know it goes through your mind every if only, if number of little things could have changed the outcome of that day. To you andMary, I thank you for your amazing support, guidance, and motivation to make adifference and to strike an if only off the list for someone EllisGeneral Manager - Life Saving OperationsLife Saving VictoriaOn January 8th 1998 two sisters, Mary Wilson and Sharon Leahy, left their Melbourne suburban homes in twovehicles with their eleven children.

8 They were heading to the Mornington Peninsula for a day at the beach andhad intended to go to Rye Beach, however became lost along the way and ended up at the entrance toGunnamatta attendant at the park tollbooth collected the toll and informed Mary that the beach was patrolled. The carspulled up at the car park and then Mary and Sharon unloaded the car and organised the infant twins. The olderchildren (the eldest being 17 years old) excitedly ran over the dunes to the beach. Both Mary and Sharonbelieved it was patrolled and they had issued clear instructions to the Sharon and Mary didn t know was that they had entered the first of two parking areas.

9 The patrolledbeach was at the second car park, a further 800m down the the way to the surf the children passed a man with red bathers whom they presumed was a entered the water where other people were swimming on a shallow seconds of entering the water a large set of waves built up and had washed the children into a rip,which quickly pulled them out to sea. Of the seven children, tragically two drowned, two were never foundand three were rescued by lifesavers that had been called to the area from the neighbouring patrolled has played an important role in risk and safety management of Recreational areas and Aquatic locationsaround Australia and the world.

10 Recently more attention has been directed towards improving such Signage ofour parks and is important for three reasons:* It informs users of dangers, safety issues and other relevant information.* It offers some protection to the land manager and venue operator from litigation because of the duty of careowed by the land manager to warn users of dangers, prohibitions and other safety information.* It provides an economical alternative to that of employing a person to stand at every access track into thereserve to inform people of many years, land managers and venue operators have introduced Signage that has taken many differentshapes, sizes, and colours.