1 / 11

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.

Télécharger la présentation

AQUATICS LEGAL CONSIDERATION & RISK MANAGEMENT

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  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

More Related