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Funded by the NSW Government under the NSW Water Safety watersafety.nsw.gov.au Black Spots Fund A NSW Government water safety initiative Coastal Public Safety Risk Assessment Sutherland Local Government Area July 2013 Coastal Public Safety Risk Assessment: Sutherland Local Government Area © Surf Life Saving New South Wales, Belrose 2013 All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer While Surf Life Saving New South Wales endeavours to provide reliable analysis and believes the contents of this report to be accurate, it will not be liable for any claim by any party acting on such information. All rights are reserved and no part of this publication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means except with the written permission of Surf Life Saving New South Wales. We accept no duty of care or liability to you or any third party for any loss suffered in connection with the use of this document. Page 2 of 89 Coastal Public Safety Risk Assessment: Sutherland Local Government Area TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 5 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................... 7 1. INTRODUCTION, SCOPE & CONTEXT .......................................................................................................... 13 1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 13 1.2 SCOPE AND CONTEXT ........................................................................................................................................ 15 1.3 LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 16 1.4 DEFINITION OF TERMS ...................................................................................................................................... 16 1.5 PROJECT TEAM ................................................................................................................................................ 18 2. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 19 2.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 19 2.2 SITE IDENTIFICATION ......................................................................................................................................... 19 2.3 SITE INSPECTION .............................................................................................................................................. 21 2.4 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 22 2.5 DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................... 22 2.6 BEACH HAZARD RATINGS AND OVERVIEW............................................................................................................. 23 2.7 ABSAMP TYPES AND RATINGS .......................................................................................................................... 24 TREATMENT OPTION 5.1 ........................................................................................................................................ 25 2.8 ABSAMP BEACH TYPE CHARACTERISTIC OVERVIEW AND HAZARDS .......................................................................... 26 2.9 FACILITY VISITATION RATES (FVR) ...................................................................................................................... 28 2.10 FACILITIES AUDIT ........................................................................................................................................... 32 2.11 BEACH USAGE AND INCIDENT STATISTICS ............................................................................................................ 33 2.12 COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION ............................................................................................................. 40 3 RISK ASSESSMENT FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................... 43 3.1 ACTION PLANNING PRIORITY (INHERENT GROSS RISK) ............................................................................................. 43 3.1.1 Action Planning Priority Index .............................................................................................................. 43 3.1.2 Australian Beach Safety and Management Program .......................................................................... 44 3.1.3 Local Population Rating ....................................................................................................................... 46 3.1.4 Human/Activity Interaction Rating ...................................................................................................... 47 3.1.5 Access Rating ....................................................................................................................................... 48 3.1.6 Action Planning Priority Score .............................................................................................................. 50 3.2 OVERVIEW OF PRINCIPAL RISK TREATMENTS ......................................................................................................... 54 3.2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 54 3.2.2 Hierarchy of Risk Treatments (Controls) .............................................................................................. 54 3.2.3 Education and Awareness Programmes .............................................................................................. 55 3.2.4 Safety Signage ..................................................................................................................................... 59 3.2.5 Emergency Marker System .................................................................................................................. 64 3.2.6 Access Infrastructure and Ongoing Capital Works/Maintenance Programmes .................................. 65 3.2.7 Public Rescue Equipment ..................................................................................................................... 67 3.2.8 System of Supervision .......................................................................................................................... 70 4. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ............................................................................................................................. 80 4.1 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTING - TRIPLE ZERO (000) ........................................................................... 80 4.2 EMERGENCY PHONES ........................................................................................................................................ 81 4.3 EMERGENCY RESPONSE BEACONS ....................................................................................................................... 82 4.4 EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE ......................................................................................................................... 83 4.5 RADIO COVERAGE ............................................................................................................................................ 84 4.6 JOINT EMERGENCY RESPONSE (LIFESAVERS AND LIFEGUARDS) .................................................................................. 85 5. MONITOR AND REVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 88 6. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................... 89 Page 3 of 89 Coastal Public Safety Risk Assessment: Sutherland Local Government Area APPENDIX A: ACCESS AND SIGNAGE SCHEDULE APPENDIX B: RISK REGISTER AND TREATMENT PLAN APPENDIX C: PUBLIC RESCUE EQUIPMENT APPENDIX D: COVERAGE MAPS APPENDIX E: SURVEY RESULTS Page 4 of 89 Coastal Public Safety Risk Assessment: Sutherland Local Government Area Executive Summary This report contains findings and recommendations which align with current International and Australian standards, guidelines and best practice risk management processes. The report contains information specific to locations under the authority of Sutherland Shire Council, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) - Office of Environment and Heritage and the Holt Group (Boat Harbour Park). These locations include (north to south): 1. Inscription Point 17. Shelly (Cronulla) 2. The Leap 18. Windy Point 3. Yena Gap/Ours 19. Oak Park 4. Cape Solander 20. Jibbon 5. Tabbagai Gap 21. Port Hacking Point 6. Blue Hole Gap 22. Shelly (Port Hacking) 7. Point Long Nose 23. The Cobblers 8. Cape Belly 24. Marley Head 9. Potter Point/Voodoo 25. Marley 10. Boat Harbour 26. Little Marley 11. Green Hills 27. Wattamolla 12. Wanda 28. Providential Head 13. Elouera 29. Curracurrang 14. North Cronulla 30. Curracurrong 15. Cronulla