Supervision Guidelines GUIDELINES FOR SAFE POOL OPERATIONS AQUATIC

Supervision Guidelines GUIDELINES FOR SAFE POOL OPERATIONS AQUATIC SUPERVISION

Overview • 1 Document • 4 Sections • 30 Guidelines • Under review for 564 Days by the NAISC • 612 Comments and Feedback from Aquatic Facilities • Released by November 1 2018 • Effective as of September 1 2019

The Review • Systematic Review of Guidelines • Multi-Year Research Analysis • Lifeguard Scanning and Literature Researches • Aquatic Facility engagement, comments and feedback • Industry Committee Supervision Planning Workshops • Case Study Reviews • 13 Years of Coroner Inquests

Key Changes • Emphasis on Facility Specific Risk Assessment and Planning • More descriptive and explanatory to help Aquatic Facilities • Introduction of 12 New Guidelines • Stronger Emphasis on Children, Older Persons, Non and Weak Swimmers

New Guidelines 1. Requirements for Supervision 2. Planning Principles 3. Determining Supervision Requirements 4. Supervision Risk Assessment 5. Developing the Supervision System 6. Writing Supervision Plans 7. Managing the Plan 8. Management of Lifeguards 9. Supervision of Older Persons 10. Supervision of Non Swimmers and Weak Swimmers 11. Supervision of School Students in Unstructured Aquatic Activity 12. Supervision of Persons Filming

Changes to Existing Guidelines • Supervision of Children • Lifeguard Clothing • Pool Lifeguards (Training) • Low Patronage Pools • Supervision of Diving • Supervision of People with Disabilities

Guidelines under review • Lifeguard Health and Fitness • Supervision of Water Slides (Aquatic Amusement Devices) • Supervision of Inflatable Play Equipment • Supervision and Technology

Further Research • Lifeguard Scanning • Lifeguard Health Requirements and Demands • 3 More Years of Non Fatal Drowning Data • Aquatic Industry Workforce Survey • 11 Public Pool Drowning Death cases from within the past 5 years are still under investigation

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