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What are the organisations the pool works with?

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  • RECREATION AOTEAROA
  • SKILLS ACTIVE
  • POOLSAFE
  • NZRRP
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Whats the NOP stand for?

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NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE

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What does the normal operating procedure include?

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FACILITY LAYOUT, KNOWN HAZARDS, FIRST AID AND LOCATION OF RESCUE EQUIPMENT, DUTIES, ROSTERS, STANDARDS, TRAINING, POOL SUPERVISION, RATIOS, LEGAL INFORMATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY

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What does the emergency action plan include?

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  • INCLUDES STEPS TO DEALING WITH ANY
    EMERGENCY
  • EVACUATION PROCEDURES
  • RESCUE PROCEDURES
  • REPORTING AND RECORDING PROCESS
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Where can you find the normal operating procedure and the emergency plan? (oxford, Kaiapoi and rangiora)

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DUDLEY – IN THE LIFEGUARD CUPBOARD
KAIAPOI – AT RECEPTION
OXFORD – AT RECEPTION

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What are the PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY of becoming a lifeguard?

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TO PROACTIVELY SUPERVISE THE FACILITY AND CUSTOMERS TO MANAGE HAZARDS AND PREVENT INCIDENTS OR EMERGENCIES FROM OCCURRING

PREVENTION!!!

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What are the SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY of becoming a lifeguard?

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RESPONDING TO INCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES USING TECHNIQUES THAT MINIMISE POSSIBLE HARM TO THE CASUALTY AND OTHERS IN THE FACILITY INCLUDING YOU

RESPONDING

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What are some other roles and responsibilities of becoming a lifeguard?

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  • BEHAVING PROFESSIONALLY
  • ENGAGING WITH CUSTOMERS – PROMOTING SAFETY IN THE WATER, POOL RULES, PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE AND SERVICES, FIRST AID, LEAD RESPONDER
  • ATTENDING TO POOL HYGIENE
  • MANAGING POOLSIDE EQUIPMENT AND KEEPING THE AREA TIDY
  • COMPLYING WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY
  • WORKING AND COMMUNICATING IN A TEAM
  • ATTEND REGULAR TRAINING TO UPKEEP QUALIFICATION
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What are some legal documents the pool goes by?

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  • HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 2015
  • WORKSAFE
  • PRIVACY ACT
  • HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
  • ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT
  • HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
  • VULNERABLE CHILDREN
  • POOLSAFE
  • NOP AND EAP
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Whats is an inquiry?

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FORMAL PROCESS OF ASKING QUESTIONS TO GAIN INFORMATION AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION – COULD BE CARRIED OUT BY WORKSAFE OR POLICE DURING A NOTIFIABLE INCIDENT

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What is an inquest?

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CARRIED OUT BY A CORONER FOLLOWING A FATALITY AT THE FACILITY – THIS WILL BE USED IN THE COURT OF LAW

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How to COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER LIFEGUARDS

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  • HAND SIGNALS
  • WHISTLES
  • RADIOS
  • PA SYSTEM
  • HANDOVERS DURING ROTATES AND SHIFT CHANGES
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What does one whistle stand for?

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Telling someone off (A customer)

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What does two whistles stand for?

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Getting the attention of the other lifeguard.

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What do three whistles stand for?

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Major emergency. Start clearing the pool.

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What does two whistles and a flat palm stand for?

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Minor emergency.

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What does three whistles and a closed fist stand for?

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Major emergency major emergency. Getting in the pool. Clearing people out.

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What is a hazard?

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A hazard is anything than can cause harm to a person or effect their health

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What is the process of hazard and risk management?

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To identify, eliminate and minimise hazards as far as reasonably practical

IDENTIFY, ELIMINATE AND MINIMISE

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What is an example of a BEHAVIOUR HAZARD?

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WHEN A CUSTOMER OR STAFF MEMBER POSES A RISK TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.
Running, throwing a ball, fighting, jumping

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What is an example of a PHYSICAL HAZARD?

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HAZARDS THAT YOU CAN SEE MAY BE
HARMFUL TO OTHERS E.G SLIPPERY FLOOR

22
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What is an example of a ACTIVITY HAZARD?

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Inflatable pool, aqua aerobics, lazy river, large group sessions.

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What is an example of an OPERATIONAL HAZARD?

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RELATE TO THE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THE FACILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Broken tile, lane rope.

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Where do you record hazards?

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REPORTED TO THE CENTRE COORDINATOR
WHY?? – TO KEEP TRACK OF TRENDS, PROVIDE MORE PERMANENT SOLUTIONS, TO HELP WITH REVIEW OF NOPS OR EAPS AND FOR POOLSAFE AND ACC.

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What does PROACTIVE SUPERVISING look like?

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  • POSITIONING – PUT YOURSELF IN THE AREA WHERE YOU HAVE THE BEST VISIBILITY
  • PATROLLING – WALK AROUND THE AREA YOU ARE SUPERVISING TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING EVERY ANGLE
  • PREVENTATIVE INTERVENTION - GETTING INVOLVED BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS
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What are the life guard supervision ratios

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OUR RATIO IS 2 LIFEGUARD’S TO THE FIRST 80 CUSTOMERS THEN 1 LIFEGUARD TO EACH 80 ONGOING.

27
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What is the SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS for children ages 5-7?

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NEED TO BE ACTIVELY SUPERVISED BY A CAREGIVER 16 YEARS OR OVER

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What is the What is the SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS for children under the age of 5?

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ALL CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE NEED TO BE WITHIN ARMS REACH OF A CAREGIVER 16 YEARS OR OVER AT ALL TIMES

29
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What is DEAD WATER?

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AN AREA OF THE POOL THAT CANNOT BE SEEN BECAUSE OF FACTORS SPECIFIC TO THE WATER, POOL DESIGN OR HUMAN BEHAVIOUR – LETS GO FOR A WALK !!

30
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What is PoolSafe?

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Enforces the rules for the council pools. They come round and check.

PoolSafe ®
The PoolSafe Quality Management Scheme carries out independent assessments of public pools to ensure that their operations and facilities are safe. These assessments also look at supervision.

31
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How long is your PLPC valid for?

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You are qualified as a pool lifeguard – valid for 2 years

32
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What does re-registration involve?

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For your re-registration to be approved, your assessor will look at how you have engaged in regular training to ensure your skills remain current.

You must be working in an aquatic facility to be eligible for re-registration

33
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What personal equipment should you have on you at all times while working?

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  • a whistle
  • Bum bag with first aid gear (a sterile dressing in a waterproof pack, disposable gloves, a resuscitation mask)
  • a radio.
  • Water bottle
  • Hat
34
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What should you not have on you when life gaurding?

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Phone, wear jewellery, wallet

35
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What is WorkSafe used for

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Under the Health and Safety at Work 2015, you have to report all notifiable events formally to WorkSafe.

What is WorkSafe?
WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe) is responsible for overseeing work health and safety and the Health and Safety at Work Act.

WorkSafe’s role includes:
* monitoring and enforcing compliance with work health and safety legislation
* providing guidance, advice and information on work health and safety
* helping build co-operative and consultative relationships between people who have health and safety duties and the people to whom they owe those duties and their representatives
* collecting, analysing and publishing statistics and other information relating to work health and safety.

36
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What is the purpose of Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

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The new Act introduces new responsibilities for managing work-related risks that could cause injury, illness or even death. Everyone has a role to play and the Act makes those roles and responsibilities clear.
Under the Act, all notifiable events should be recorded and/or reported, both within your workplace’s safety management system and formally to WorkSafe.

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What is the purpose of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014

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The Vulnerable Children Act 2014 restricts people who have convictions for certain offences from working in roles where they deal with children. As a pool lifeguard you may be working with children, so part of your employment process will involve a police check.

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What does drowning with distress look like

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ladder climbing (leg movements that look like the person is climbing a ladder)

face turned towards safety or land for possible help

vertical position with head back

mouth disappearing below the surface

no call for help – hair might be over their face or eyes

arm is out to the side or slightly to the front

movement decreasing, head getting lower into the water

can only maintain movement for 20-60 seconds.

39
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What can cause drowning without distress

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  • a heart attack
  • a stroke
  • hyperventilation
  • a blow or knock to the head
  • very cold water
  • excessive alcohol
  • passing out from playing ‘who can hold their breath the longest’
  • shallow water blackout.
40
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What are the Four elements of pool supervision

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There are four key elements of effective supervision:
1. knowing your area of responsibility
2. appropriate positioning and patrolling
3. preventative intervention
4. recognising the signs of people in difficulty.

41
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What is Patrolling

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Movement around poolside makes best use of your frontal and peripheral (sideways or ‘out the corner of your eye’) vision. Poolside patrolling should include the water immediately alongside the pool edge, an area often missed.

42
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Why is patrolling good

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  • communicate with customers
  • avoid possible dead water areas
  • provide support to other lifeguards when needed
  • identify and deal with incidents faster.
43
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Why is scanning a good technique

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Use frontal vision to fix on a point and peripheral vision to maintain a general awareness of your surroundings. Good scanning skills allow you to look long enough to be able to determine what is happening. You shouldn’t spend too long looking at one point so that you become less aware of other customers in your coverage area.

44
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How often do you rotate?

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Every 15 minutes or so

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