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AQUATICS LEGAL CONSIDERATION & RISK MANAGEMENT

AQUATICS LEGAL CONSIDERATION & RISK MANAGEMENT. Joshua T. Medeiros- Aquatics Director CPO, LGI, WSI Leilani O’ Connor- Head Guard LGI, WSI. What is the number one concern for all Aquatics Professionals?. Fall River Massachusetts Drowning (Summer 2011). SAFETY!!!. OUTLINE.

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AQUATICS LEGAL CONSIDERATION & RISK MANAGEMENT

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  1. AQUATICS LEGAL CONSIDERATION & RISK MANAGEMENT Joshua T. Medeiros- Aquatics Director CPO, LGI, WSI Leilani O’ Connor- Head Guard LGI, WSI

  2. What is the number one concern for all Aquatics Professionals? Fall River Massachusetts Drowning (Summer 2011) SAFETY!!!

  3. OUTLINE • Group Activity: True or False • Legal Definitions and Important Terms • OSHA Regulations • Staff Training, Ratios and Certification • Record Keeping • Maintenance and Pool Chemistry • Q & A

  4. Group Work: True or False

  5. How Did We Do? Answers • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5. • 6. • 7. • 8. • 9. • 10.

  6. Legal Definitions and Important Terms • Scope of Practice • Standards of Care • Duty to Act • Negligence • Abandonment • Consent • Good Samaritan Law • Confidentiality

  7. OSHA Regulations • Bloodborne Pathogens • Hazardous Communications and MSDS • Emergency Evacuation and Fire Emergencies • General Duty Clause

  8. Staff Training, Ratios and Certification • In-Service: What and How Often? • State Lifeguarding Laws and what they mean to you? • Swim Lesson Ratios • Aquatics Certifications: LG, WSI, CPO, AFO

  9. Record Keeping • Copies of staff certifications • Documentation- Reports • Lawsuit: Ladder Slip 8 months later • Equipment Check Lists • Chemical Checklists

  10. Maintenance and Pool Chemistry • CPO/AFO • Checklist's records • Ideal Chlorine between 2.0-4.0 (1.0 min 5.0 max) • pH 7.4-7.6 (7.2 min and 7.8 max)

  11. Q & A

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