Lifeguard

Informing Patrons : Explaining rules in a positive way encourages patrons to behave safely. Which statement should you use to inform patrons about their risky behaviors? Which statement should you use to inform patrons about their risky behaviors?

"Excuse me. Diving into shallow water is dangerous and can cause a head injury. Please use the deep end."

Distraction from Patron Surveillance: While conducting patron surveillance, a patron, who has just exited from the locker and shower area, tells you that there is spilled shampoo in the locker room and the floor is very slippery. How should you respond?

"Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Which locker room is it in and what is the exact location of the spill? I'll have someone clean it up right away."

Water Movement and Surface Distortion

- Adjust your body position. - Be aware of the normal appearance of the bottom of the pool; know the appearance of drains, colored tiles or painted depth markings. - Search the bottom carefully.

Blind Spots

- Adjust your location or body position or stand up. - Search all potential blind spots: under the stand, at play features or any part of the zone.

Zones of surveillance: When establishing coverage, supervisors or managers must ensure that:

- All areas of the water—from the bottom through to the surface—are covered and can be seen by a lifeguard. - There is overlapping coverage when more than one lifeterm-55guard is performing surveillance. - Lifeguards have unobstructed views of their zones from each station. - The size and shape of each zone allow lifeguards to respond quickly to victims in the water. - Lifeguards should be able to recognize and reach a victim in their zone within 30 seconds. -Lifeguards should be able to recognize an emergency, get to a victim, extricate and start giving ventilation within 1.5 minutes to 2 minutes.

Unique Concerns for Guarding Special Attractions

- Areas specifically for young Children - play structures - Special Rides & Attractions - Water Slides

What are some situations that could lead to trouble for a skilled swimmer?

- Breath-holding or swimming underwater for an extended period of time - Experiencing a medical emergency, such as a sudden illness - Participating in a high-risk/high-impact activity, such as diving

When guarding play structures:

- Do not let a play structure become overcrowded. - Do not allow patrons to swim underneath structures. - Watch that patrons return to the surface after dropping into the water. - Pay close attention to children playing in and around sprays, fountains and interactive water-play structures. Excited children may run and fall and be injured. - Pay close attention to patrons in moving water. They might lose their balance and be unable to stand up again. - Watch for overcrowding and horseplay on floating structures. - Keep play safe and orderly.

When guarding areas specifically for young children:

- Enforce height and age requirements, since older children may be too large for some structures or too rough for young children. - Ask adults to actively supervise their children. - Watch out for young children using the pool as a toilet. - Watch children for sunburn or signs of overexposure to cold or heat

When guarding winding rivers:

- Ensure that patrons enter and exit at designated locations. - Watch for inexperienced swimmers falling off their inner tubes or inflatable rafts. - Watch carefully for, and correct, risky behavior.

Entries & Approaches

- Entries & Approaches - Slide-in entry - Stride Jump - Compact Jump - Run& swim entry - Approaches

What are the characteristics of a distressed swimmer

- Floating, sculling or treading water. -Horizontal, vertical, or diagonal body position, depending on what the person is using for support. - Able to call for help. - Able to keep their face out of the water.

Roving Stations

- Good to use with a crowded zone -roving lifeguard is assigned a zone that is also covered by lifeguard in elevated station, walk around position themselves where needed in zone-good to use with a crowded zone

What instinctive downing response behaviors would you see in drowning victim show struggling at or near the surface

- Has arms extended to the side or in front, pressing down for support. - Struggles to keep the face above water in an effort to breathe. - Has a vertical body position in the water with no supporting kick. - May not be able to call out for help as their efforts are focused on getting a breath.

Safety check: You are conducting an opening facility check and you find a loose bolt on a pool ladder. What should you do?

- If you find an unsafe condition, you should correct it before the facility opens, if possible. - Record any incidents in the daily log or on the appropriate form or report. - Be sure to identify the specific ladder and bolt. - If you cannot correct the problem, inform a supervisor immediately

Weather Conditions: if caught outside in a thunderstorm

- Keep away from tall trees standing alone and any tall structures. - Keep away from water and metal objects. - Keep as low to the ground as possible but do not lie on the ground: squat or crouch with the knees drawn up, both feet together and hands off the ground.

The unique risks of participants in a water exercise class for older adults include:

- Participants may have risks associated with exercise, such as over-exertion and possibly heat illness - Participants may have risks associated with medical problems, such as hypertension, diabetes or arthritis. - Participants may be using water exercise or therapy to rehabilitate from surgery or injury and may have less balance or stamina.

Distraction:

- Stay focused on patron surveillance. - Do not daydream, have conversations with co-workers or patrons or watch events outside of your area. - Keep patron activities safe and orderly. - Signal for an additional lifeguard or supervisor if assistance is needed.

Monotony and Fatigue

- Stay fully engaged in what you are seeing—do not let your attention drift. - Change body position and posture periodically. - Sit upright and slightly forward. - Rotate stations. - Search; don't watch. - Request additional lifeguard coverage. - Keep hydrated, cool off and get out of the sun when on break. - Exercise during one of your breaks.

The unique risks of participants in competitive sports include:

- Swimmers may have exercise-related risks from overexertion or dehydration during practice or a competition, such as a triathlon. - Injuries can occur in overcrowded lap lanes during practice or warm-ups for a competition, from being hit by a ball during water polo or from being hit by the springboard when diving. - Swimmers may hyperventilate when trying to swim longer distances without breathing.

Hot Air Temperature

- Use fans to cool the surrounding air in an indoor setting. - Stay in the shade; use umbrellas. - Cool off by getting wet during your break. - Rotate more frequently. - Stay in cooler areas during breaks. - Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.

Glare from the sun or overhead lighting

- Use polarized sunglasses. - Change body position—stand up and look around and through glare spots. - Reposition your lifeguard station with permission of your supervisor.

When guarding special rides and attractions:

- Watch patrons as they enter and exit an attraction. Dispatch patrons safely on a ride at set intervals. - Carefully watch both the water below and the activities overhead. - Keep patrons in view as long as possible. - Ensure that patrons who fall off a structure return to the surface. - Be aware of any special risks. - Enforce rules for safe behaviors allowed on the attraction.

Unique Risks for organized actives

- Water Exercise Classes for Older Adults - Swim Lessons - Competitive Aquatic Sports

What are some situations that could lead to trouble for a weak or non-swimmer?

- Wearing a life jacket improperly. - Bobbing in or near water over their head. - Being beyond arm's reach of a supervising adult, even if wearing inflatable water wings or swim rings. - Clinging to something or struggling to grab something to stay afloat. - Hand-over-hand wall crawling.

Effectively guard activities are:

- What things could go wrong that are unique to this activity? - What is the swimming ability or comfort level in the water of patrons involved in this activity? - Are there any unique challenges or obstacles to recognizing an emergency, approaching a victim or performing a rescue? - And finally, do participants have any medical conditions that increase the chances for sudden illness or injury due to the nature of the activity?

Regulations: Employees Have a Right to Know

- Which hazardous chemicals are in the facility. - Where those chemicals are stored in the facility. - The specific dangers of those chemicals. - How to identify chemical hazards in the facility. - How to protect themselves and others from being exposed to hazardous chemicals.

What are Recreational Swimming challenges

- Young children who are not adequately supervised. - Patrons engaging in risky behaviors in or out of the water. - A child who has wandered off from parents or caretakers. -Nonswimmers who have ventured into water that is too deep. - A patron that suffers a sudden illness.

Lifeguard stations

- ground-level stations, - elevated stations - floating stations - roving stations.

Drowning Victim-Active

- may not be able to call out for help - Tilted head back & arms extended to the side or front, pressing down for support - May remained positioned vertically in the H20 with and ineffective - May have a panicked or wide-eyed expression - go under the surface repeatedly & continue to struggle once submerged - surface struggle last for only 20 to 60 seconds -infant swim in doggie style (cause of heavy head tilt towards )

Victim recognition

- struggling to survive or a drowning victim who is passive and unable to move. - motions can look agitated or uncoordinated as they work to tread water or stay afloat

Special Attractions challenges includes

- water-play - Play structures, such as sprays, fountains and dumping buckets; floating obstacle courses; inflatable play structures or sports structures for volleyball or basketball. - Special rides and attractions, such as bowl slides, multiperson raft rides, uphill water coasters, high-speed water slides; or other attractions including diving platforms, cable swings, and hand-overhand rope nets and rings. - Water slides, including open and enclosed slides, drop slides and speed slides. - Winding rivers. - Wave pools.

Getting a Patron's Attention

- whistle--when you have trouble getting a patron's attention -hand signal - say "excuse me"

Rescue Equipment

-A lways wear or carry certain equipment so that it is instantly available in an emergency, including a - rescue tube, - resuscitation mask and gloves. -Whistle for signal an emergency.

Patron Communication

-Inform and educate patrons about inappropriate behavior and the potential for injury. - enforcing rules and regulations. - ex: Universal symbols may be used on signs in place of or in addition to words ( no diving sign) - Announcements & inform patrons of the possible consequences if they are not following the rules.

The unique risks of participants in swim lessons include:

-Participants who do not know how to swim may be unaware of dangers and slip into water that is too deep for them. - Participants may not follow the instructions of the instructor and attempt to leave the class. -Participants may attempt skills that are too difficult for them in an effort to please the instructor or the parent or to impress peers. - Participants may have fears that overcome their ability to react in an emergency situation. A participant might suddenly panic when discovering that they are in deep water.

Facility Safety & Patron Surveillance

-Prevent injuries by conducting safety inspections of the facility, the water, equipment and attractions. -Recognize and respond to the changing water and weather conditions that can occur. -Work with management and other lifeguards to create and maintain a safe aquatic facility that provides safe experiences for all

Scannig

-moving head actively - SEARCH entire zone designated - recognize weak swimmers - Stand or sit

Surveillance

-s the close and continuous observation of a person, or a group of people within your zone of coverage. - Search the entire volume of water; the bottom, middle and surface, so as not to miss someone underwater.

Rotations Ground Levels stations

-search the entire zone as you walk to the station so that you are aware of the -stand to the side of the outbound lifeguard. Without losing surveillance of the zone,

procedure for rotating into and out of elevated stations

-similar to ground-level stations. - scanning as you walk toward the station. -stand to the side of the station while you continue scanning the zone. -tell the other lifeguard that you have the zone covered, and that he can climb down. -outbound lifeguard will continue his scan of the zone as he rotates to the next station.

The Drowning Process

1. (0-5) sumberison -water enters the victim's airway - victim gasp for air but instead inhales water into the lungs 2. (5-2min) Resuscitation: act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness 3. (3-4min) Cardiac Arrest: -an unconscious victim may have isolated or infrequent gasping in the absence of normal breathing, called agonal breaths - care:giving ventilation and providing CPR. 4. (4-6) Brain Damage or Death:

zones of surveillance responsibility: When establishing coverage, supervisors or managers must ensure that:

1. All areas of the water from the bottom through to the surface are covered and can be seen by a lifeguard. 2. There is overlapping coverage when more than one lifeguard is performing surveillance. 3. Lifeguards have unobstructed views of their zones from each station. 4. The size and shape of each zone allow lifeguards to respond quickly, within 30 secon:ds, to victims in the water

Reasons for the rules:

1. Aquatic Facilities - Swim only when a lifeguard is on duty. - No running, pushing or rough play. - Dive only in designated areas and no diving in shallow water. - No glass containers in the pool area or locker rooms 2. Water Front - No fishing near swimming areas. -No umbrellas at the waterline. - no swimming under unauthorized area 3. Watermark facilities, including winding rivers & waterslides - Designated age, height or weight requirements for using an attraction. - Lifeguards need to account for every person that enters the winding river as they move from station to station. - Stray tubes can effect the flow of water. - No metal objects, locker keys, jewelry, metal snaps/zippers, eye wear or watches, including metal rivets, buttons or fasteners on swimsuits or shorts. - No running, stopping, standing, kneeling, rotating or tumbling on the slides. 4. Diving Areas: - One one patrons on the diving deck - Swim immediately to the closest ladder or wall. 5. Spas, Hot tubs, and Therapy pool s - Shower with soap and water before entering the water. - Pregnant women and young children should seek their doctor's approval before using a spa or hot tub. Limit time in the spa to 10 minutes. Patrons then may shower, cool down and return briefly.

What are variety of drills used during Lifeguard testing & Zone Evaluations

1. Ask Drills: - what lifeguards can and cannot see from each lifeguard station at the top, middle, and bottom of the water. - if unable to see: move life guard position, change the zone (smaller) or add a lifeguard (double coverage) - change lighting if possible to prevent glare-turn off some lights at an indoor facility 2. Live recognition drills: ensure that lifeguards can see all areas of the zone, from the bottom through to the surface, and that they can reach the furthest and deepest part of each zone in 30 seconds. - occur during operational hours, and the lifeguard should not be aware of the introduction of a victim into their zone. -The supervisor observes the drill and records the length of time for the lifeguard to recognize and reach the victim. - Search the entire zone frequently. - If in doubt about whether or not someone is in trouble, go. - Take the quickest path to the victim. 3. Lifeguard station response time testing: - Any lifeguard should be able to reach a victim in each zone and rescue a submerged, passive victim, extricate and provide ventilation quickly-not to exceed 1.5 minutes. - if unable: smaller size of zone. Emergency equipment may need to be moved closer, such as a backboard, AED or BVM, change responder location to provide assistance quicker

Professional Lifeguard responsibilities

1. Be Professional - appropriate attire wear - equipment on you - eyes focused on assigned zone - breif interactions with others - regulations and policies - eat on break 2. Be Healthy - Exercise (endurance & strength ) - Eat & hydrate , good nutrition and balanced diet - Rest adequately 3. Protect yourself from sun exposure - Sunscreen, reg 30 reapplying - umbrella - wear a shirt, hat - water - take break in cool areas 4. Things not to do - dont leave on duty - no phones - dont slouch, attentive & sit and stand - dont eat at the lifeguard station - dont leave the facility when on duty - dont use alcohol or drugs

Professional Lifeguard characteristics

1. Be knowledgeable, 2. Reliable: - arrive at work on time - accept assignments willingly - be committed to your work - respond to all incidents quickly and effectively 3. Mature - Be a leader & a good team member - Act responsibly - Take initiative & obey all facility rules - Set as a good example. 4. Courteous & consistent - Polite & enforce the rules firmly & equally for everyone 5. Positive *mentally, physically and emotionally prepared at all times

Continuation of Training

1. Continuation of Training 2. Pr-Service Evaluation: require lifeguard applicants to hold a current training certificate 3. Annual or preseason orientation and training: review courses or a review of first aid, CPR/AED and life guarding knowledge and skills. 4. Policies and procedures Manual: ncludes administrative policies and procedures, personnel policies and guidelines, and standard operating procedures. 5. Regular in Service Training: 4 hrs 6. Maintaining your certification: 7. Further training: potential of full time career

Professional Lifeguard: legal principles

1. Duty to act: an obligation to provide care to a patient 2. Standard of care: - knowledge and skills -Recognize someone in need of care or assistance - Provide emergency care according to your level of training 3. Negligence - Failing to provide care that could result in injury. - Providing care beyond the scope of practice or level of training 4. confidentiality -Laws protect this person's right to privacy. The law requires that you keep information learned about the injured or ill person confidential. 5. Documentation - Properly documenting injuries and incidents 6. Consent & Refusal of care - An injured or ill person must give permission before responders obtain consent: name, level of training, ask to help, assess them to find out what you think may be wrong or what you can do to help. - implied consent: no consent if the individual is unresponsive 7. Abandonment: Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.

Rules & regulations

1. Each aquatic facility establishes its own set of rules and regulations. 2. Lifeguards must know and enforce all facility rules. 3. Rules are communicated to patrons by signage as well as verbally when lifeguards enforce the rules.

Weather Condition: Other conditions

1. Fog , Wind or heavy rain -Clear the pool or waterfront if visibility is impaired by waves or increased turbidity. - power failure, you should clear the pool because circulation and filtration of pool water will not be possible

Regulations

1. OSHA: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 2. Safety Data Sheets (SDS):

Assisting Management: As a lifeguard, what can you do to assist management in addressing unsafe conditions?

1. Report any unsafe conditions 2. Take action to limit use of an unsafe area 3. Address correct unsafe conditions

Facility Safety & Patron Surveillance:

1. Rescue Equipment 2. Equipment Check 3. Hip Pack 4. Safety check 5. Distraction from Patron Surveillance 6. Unprofessional behavior 7. Weather Conditions 8. Rules & regulations 9. Management and Facility Safety 10. Assisting Management 11. Regulations 12. The Drowning Process

Injury Prevention

1. Risk Management 2. Life Threatening & Non-life threatening conditions 3. Patron Communication

Surveillance and Victim Recognition

1. Surveillance 2. Victim Recognition 3. Swimmers in Distress Downing Victim- Active 4. Drowning Victim- Passive 5. Scannig 6. Watching vs Searching 7. Chllenges & tactics

Weather Conditions: Thunder & lightning

1. Thunder & Lighting: - clear patrons from the water and deck before an impending storm -lightning occur, clear everyone from the water at the first sound of thunder or first sight of lightning. - Keep patrons and staff out of showers and locker rooms - Do not use a telephone connected to a landline except in an emergency. - Keep everyone away from windows and metal objects. -Watch for more storms and monitor weather reports on a radio or TV broadcast, weather radio or website.

Challenges & tactics of patron surveillance & safety

1.Monotony & Fatigue : disinterest in work. 2. Distraction 3. Blind Sport 4. Glare from the sun or overhead lighting 5. Water Movement & Surface distortion 6. Murky Water 7. Patron Loads (high vs low) 8. Hot Air Temperature

Annual or preseason orientation and training often occurs prior to the summer season since summer is typically the busiest season for aquatic facilities. What should be included in an orientation session for new lifeguards at a facility?

A. job responsibilities and facility rules that need to be enforced B. Facility operations and facility-specific protocols C. Managements expectations and the locations and types of safety equipment

What knowledge and skill sets should be reviewed during annual or preseason orientation and training?

A. life guarding B. CPR/AED C.First Aid D. Facility Specific Protocols

Consequences of Unprofessional Behavior : How might unprofessional behaviors prevent lifeguards from fulfilling their responsibilities?

As a lifeguard, your primary responsibly is to prevent downing and other injuries from occurring at your facility. You can't do that effectively if you are not alert, equipped and rescue ready.

Zone Visibility: What factors could influence the ability of the lifeguard to see parts of their zone?

Blind spots Obstacles Facility features and attractions Time of day Size of the zone Type of station

When guarding water slides

Check that patrons are tall enough to use the slide. Instruct riders how to ride down the slide and make sure they are in the correct position. Help riders with the equipment. Confirm that the riders are ready to go and signal them to start. If assisting riders to take off, use tube handles when available. Avoid pushing or pulling riders by their shoulders, arms or legs. Dispatch next riders at the proper intervals. Signal the lifeguard at the bottom when a rider has been dispatched. If the lifeguard at the bottom can be seen, you can use a hand signal or a whistle. Watch for riders who stop, slow down, stand up or form a chain. Watch for riders who lose their mat, tube or raft or have trouble getting down the slide. Watch for riders who hit their heads on the side of the slide. Observe all riders exit the slide into the catch pool. Assist riders who appear off balance or get caught under water in the strong downward flow of water in the catch pool. Ensure that riders do not cross in front of any slide when getting out. Help riders, if needed, from the runout or catch pool. Signal the lifeguard at the top when each rider has moved out of the catch pool or runout and it is clear to send the next rider.

What should you do theres too many patrons in your zone and you feel unable to adequately provide surveillance?

Get an additional lifeguard to assist with the zone.

7. Patron Loads (high vs low)

High Patron Loads: - Stand up frequently. - Signal for additional assistance to get extra coverage for your area. Low Patron Loads: - Change body position and posture frequently. - Change to a ground-level station, if appropriate.

life-threatening vs Non-life-threatening conditions

Life-threatening Condition: - Severe Bleeding - Unresponsiveness -Breathing and Cardiac Emergencies -Drownin Non-threatening - Abrasions - Breathing and Cardiac Emergencies - Heat Exhaustion or Dehydration -Fractures or Dislocations - Superficial Burns

Accidents happen: You have failed to stop a young boy that ran by your station before he fell and hit his head. Because you did not try to stop the child from running and then the child got hurt, what legal principle could be a problem for you now or in the future?

Negligence: a person is injured because lifeguards failed to control or stop any behaviors that could result in injury, the lifeguards may be considered negligent.

Regulation: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

OSHA standard that requires employers to protect employees from potentially infectious materials.

Water Rescue: What factors could influence the amount of time it might take lifeguards to perform a water rescue, extricate a victim and begin lifesaving care?

Obstacles The size and shape of the zone Depth of the water Availability and location of trained assisting responders Availability and location of rescue equipment

Consent for care: After you warn the child about running, they run anyway, and slip, injuring their arm. The child is crying hysterically and their arm is bleeding badly. The child's mother arrives on the scene. What should you do first in this situation?

Obtain consent: State your name and level of training and ask if you can help the child by explaining what you think is wrong and what you will do to provide care

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration: establishes regulations designed to keep employees safe while on the job.The purpose of the Hazard Communication Standard is to inform and protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Ground-level stations

Puts you close to the patrons to easily make assists -shallow water play areas, at the ends of slides, and around winding rivers.

Life Guard Rotations

Rotations are when lifeguards rotate from one station to another. Rotations help you stay alert and fight fatigue and monotony.

Searching vs Watching

Searching is deliberate and proactive, Watching is passive and reactive. Always make sure you search; don't watch.

weak swimmers: A group of children enter your zone. They are all weak swimmers. Although there are not many children, you feel that you are not able to watch the area adequately. What should you do?

Signal for assistance for another lifeguard to help cover the zone.

Entering the water: you have identified a drowning victim who is not struggling, and need to act immediately. You are standing at the edge of the pool where the water is 5 feet deep. What type of entry should you use to get into the water?

Stride Jump

What are some conditions that could lead to a passive becoming a passive downing victim

Stroke Heart attack Hyperventilation and prolonged underwater breath-holding activities Hypothermia Lack of timely rescue of an active victim

zones of surveillance- Changing Factors

Supervisors or managers should post diagrams or charts showing the size, shape and boundaries of each zone - - Number of patrons - Types of activities - Variety of activities - Time of day - Environmental conditions, such as glare from the sun

Duty to act: A 3-year-old child is running around the pool deck. You have a duty to act to prevent injuries. What should you do?

Tell the child to walk on the deck and explain that they could get hurt if they slip and fall

Why should you wear the hip pack at all times, whether or not you are on surveillance duty?

To be prepared to respond to an emergency at all times.

Run-and swim entry

To enter the water from a wave pool or shoreline -

Drowning: What does an understanding of the drowning process mean for you as a lifeguard?

To give a victim the greatest chance of survival, you must recognize when a person is in danger of drowning. The sooner the drowning process is stopped by getting the victim's airway out of the water, opening the airway and providing resuscitation, the better the chance for survival without permanent brain damage.

Guarding a variety of activies

To help you identify patrons who may need assistance, be aware of the age and ability levels of those participating in the activity. For example, you may notice a young child in beginner-level swim lessons moving toward water over their head or an elderly person stopping frequently as they swims laps. ex: water exercise, lap swimming, swim lessons, SCUBA lessons, team practices, special events

Stride jump

Use the stride jump only if the water is at least 5 feet deep and you are no more than 3 feet above the water

Compact Jump

Used from the deck or from a height if the water is at least 5 feet deep to enter the water - breath stroke is used

Slide-In Entry

Used in shallow water Crowded pools When a victim is suspected to have a head, neck or spinal injury -sit the edge of the pool water - lower the body, feet first, rescue tube and put under the armpits

Floating stations

Used in waterfront facilities to patrol the outer edge of a swimmer area

Drowning Victim Passive

Victim that does not struggle and submerges/floats at surface or below water -no locomotion & breathing

You are seated in an elevated lifeguard station and there is a glare on the surface of the water, making it difficult for you to see. What should you do?

While maintaining surveillance, get down from the chair and adjust your position so you can see all areas of your zone, or reposition your lifeguard station with permission from your supervisor. ;repositioning yourself to be able to see all areas of your zone.

Refusal of care: In another incident, you are with an injured child but after asking the mother for consent to care, she refuses your offer. You explain why the child needs care and that you are there to help, but the mother continues to refuse care for her son. How should you handle this situation?

You must document any refusal of care. Someone else, such as another lifeguard, should witness the person's refusal of care and sign the incident report as a witness. If the person who refuses is willing, have them sign the report as well.

zone coverage vs total coverage

Zone: -Coverage in which the swimming area is divided into separate zones, with one zone for each lifeguard station. -usually overlap to provide double coverage at the boundary areas. Total: only lifeguard conducting patron surveillance

Murky Water

adjust location, stay alert, signal for additional assistance

Elevated Station

broad view of your zone and will help minimize the effects of glare.Ideal for a single guard facility - scan under, directly around, and in front of the stand as part of your routine surveillance strategy.

Safety Data Sheets

documents that provide information on a hazardous chemical and its characteristics

Management and Facility Safety

enforce your facility's rules and regulations to ensure safety at your facility. -Addressing unsafe conditions. -Complying with federal, state and local laws and regulations for facility operations and employment. - Maintaining records regarding the facility and its employees.

Equipment Check "You are getting ready to start your shift. As you check your hip pack, you notice that you only have resuscitation masks. What are you missing?"

gloves and resuscitation masks at all times

Risk Management

involves identifying dangerous conditions or behaviors that can cause injuries and then taking steps to minimize or eliminate them. - Increase your awareness of risks and hazards. - Help patrons avoid risky behavior. - Help develop a safety-conscious attitude at your facility.

Establishing "Zone" of surveillance

specific areas of the water, deck, pier or shoreline that are your responsibility to scan from your lifeguard station.

Apporaches

swim towards him/her with rescue tube under the armpits maintain control of the tube or let it behind if slipped out if long distance

Walking arrporaches

walk as quickly as possible if victim is in shallow water