UK-Safety - Principles of Lifesaving and Swimming Pool Supervision

Pool Lifeguarding

POOL DROWNINGS – ARE YOU PREPARED?

Local authorities, health club operators, company directors, and operational staff! Drowning, death, manslaughter… no one wants these words to be associated with their health club, leisure centre or spa. The RLSS* would like to help, which is why they are running a thought-provoking seminar at this year’s LIW, educating all levels of management and staff in the legislation and preventative measures that can be taken before a swimming pool incident occurs.
Within the year a new ‘Corporate Manslaughter’ bill will be introduced making it far easier for companies to be prosecuted for manslaughter. Therefore, not only should operational staff, ie lifeguards and general managers, be equipped with the facts, but so should company directors and senior managers. Companies face unlimited fines, funding compensation payments and by order of the court they will have to publicise their conviction. Pool operators will be required to prove that they did everything possible to avoid incident or accident.

UNIT 1 - The Principles of Lifesaving and Swimming Pool Supervision

Part 1 - The Principles of Pool Lifeguarding
Part 2 - Water rescue skills
Part 3 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Part 4 - First Aid at Work

PARTS 1-4 Require 31 with an assessment by an independent assessor at the completion of the course

UNIT 2 - The Application of Supervision and Rescue in a Swimming Pool

Element 5 - The Lifeguard, the Law, Regulations and Codes of Practice
Element 6 - The Swimming Pool and the Role of the Lifeguard
Element 7 - Normal Operating Plans
Element 8 - Emergency Action Plans
Element 9 - Provision and Use of Play Equipment in the Swimming Pool
Element 10 - Diving and Jumping in Swimming Pools
Element 11 - Flumes, Waterslides and other Water Features in Swimming Pools

Unit 2 is a further 7 hours training and is continuous assessment by the trainer.

Course consists of a minimum of 38 hours in total.

The elements listed are for the Pool Lifeguard syllabus. These can only be delivered at an approved training centre by an approved trainer/assessor, in the UK this is recognised as the definitive Pool Lifeguard qualification and is usually the pre-requisite for gaining employment in the UK and Europe

The Institute of Qualified Lifeguards is the largest awarding body for lifeguard qualifications in the UK with over 37,000 awards processed each year, the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification is available in over 2200 of our Approved Training Centres

Price Available on Application