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Active Lifeguarding

Active Lifeguarding

Our management and operation divisions believe in “Active Lifeguarding”. What is active lifeguarding? Active lifeguarding is constantly evaluating and classifying swimmers and non-swimmers to identify RISK. Unlike most lifeguards across the country who sit in a stationary position and have very little movement and interaction with water safety, we have adopted a term and a lifestyle that will make lifeguarding fun and less monotonous. Oh, and by the way, IT WILL HELP SAVE PEOPLES LIVES! Did you know that there are over 3,500 fatal drownings every year? That is about 10 people per day. Additionally, most of those drownings are children under the age of 14 and many times have lifeguards on duty. There will be about 672 drownings in lifeguarded pools this year. There are many startling statistics about fatal and non-fatal drownings that will shake a lifeguard to their core. So we believe that “Active Lifeguarding” can change those statistics drastically and make a considerable difference in the aquatic Management industry.

Here are some simple practices of Active Lifeguarding.
Lifeguards should promote learn-to-swim classes and CPR to all patrons.
Lifeguards are to enforce a “swim test” to identify non-swimmers.
Lifeguards are to identify & classify all swimmers/non-swimmers with wristbands.
Lifeguards are on duty to enforce rules that lead to water safety.
Lifeguards are to follow the 5-minute scanning rule.
Lifeguards should always enforce proper supervision by parents & guardians.
*Children under 5 years old must constantly & actively be supervised with “touch-supervision”.
*Children under 10 years old must constantly & actively be supervised by parent/guardian.
*Children over 10 years old, parents must use the knowledge of their child’s swimming ability and general development to determine the level of parental accompaniment required.
Lifeguards are to enforce USCG life jackets to non-swimmers.
Lifeguards are to enforce the “buddy system” to all swimmers.
Lifeguards understand that air & form toys are NOT flotation devices.
Lifeguards attend at least 1 mandatory water safety training each month.

*PARENTS SUPERVISE – LIFEGUARDS SAVE LIVES

By embracing and following the above 13 practices you will make your aquatic job more enjoyable and pleasant with each day you attend your lifeguarding duties. By enforcing these rules that lead to water safety, you WILL save lives! We believe that lifeguards are certified trained professionals that are on a job to provide water safety to the best of their ability. Please join us by making Active Lifeguarding an everyday practice of your aquatic job.

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