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POOL SAFETY REGULATIONS

POOL SAFETY REGULATIONS. RSSI. Enabling Objectives. State the general pool safety regulations per NASC Survival Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Major Teaching Points:. General Pool Safety Regulations Water Exit Emergency Situations Shallow Water Blackout.

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POOL SAFETY REGULATIONS

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  1. POOL SAFETY REGULATIONS RSSI

  2. Enabling Objectives • State the general pool safety regulations per NASC Survival Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

  3. Major Teaching Points: • General Pool Safety Regulations • Water Exit • Emergency Situations • Shallow Water Blackout

  4. General Pool Safety Regulations • No person with any type of skin fungus or disease is allowed in the pool without consent of medical personnel. • No running or skylarking. • Glass containers are not allowed on the pool deck. • All personnel shall shower before entering the pool.

  5. General Pool Safety Regulations (cont.) • Students will wear UDT swimming trunks during Lifeguard Training. Mask, fins, snorkel, Rescue Swimmer harness, and SAR 1 will be worn during pool conditioning. • No smoking except in designated areas.

  6. General Pool Safety Regulations (cont.) • Whistle Blasts: • One blast - Instructor is seeking Student’s attention. Stop and look for Instructor. • Three blasts - Emergency. Exit pool and muster on bleachers.

  7. General Pool Safety Regulations (cont.) • No jewelry • No diving • Use ladders to climb out of the pool unless told otherwise • Take off fins before standing up or walking on the pool deck

  8. Water Exit • To exit the pool via deck edge: • Swim to wall and place both hands on edge of pool • While holding onto the edge, push up and rest on both extended arms • Look to your left and spin to your left • Assume a sitting position facing the pool • Remove gear when instructed

  9. Emergency Situations • Call for help anytime you are in trouble and ONLY when you are in trouble • If a person is in actual danger the instructor only will enter the water and render assistance • If you see anyone in trouble inform an instructor immediately

  10. Shallow Water Blackout • Hyperventilation (excessively rapid breathing) purges the blood of CO2, the body’s cue to breathe • Swimmer runs out of oxygen without ever feeling the need to breathe, passes out and drowns

  11. Review • General Pool Safety Regulations • Water Exit • Emergency Situations • Shallow Water Blackout

  12. Questions?

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