Safety Management
As Canada's lifeguarding expert, the Lifesaving Society
establishes aquatic safety standards and consults on aquatic safety
issues for the aquatic industry, governments, and the judiciary.
The Society's suite of aquatic safety services helps
aquatic facility operators maintain and improve safe pool and
waterfront operations.
Aquatic Safety Management Services
The Lifesaving Society provides aquatic safety management
services in seven areas: Aquatic Safety Audits, Aquatic Safety
Standards, Court and Inquest Findings, Expert Witness, Regulation
Review, Incident Management and Aquatic Management Training.
- Backyard Pool Inspections
- Systematic Aquatic Safety Audits of facilities and
procedures
- An Aquatic Safety Accreditation program to
recognize facilities operating to an established standard
- Research and development of Safety Standards on aquatic safety
issues which will become the standard reflected in provincial
legislation and/or province-wide practice
- Reporting and interpretation of Legal Precedents developed from
aquatic accidents, Coroners Inquests, and court cases (see Emun Drowning
Inquest example)
- Interpretation of the
Ontario provincial health regulations
- Training for Aquatic and
Pool Operations Personnel
- Consulting
Services - assistance with the management of critical
incidents, advice on operational concerns, or the preparation of
expert witness reports.
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"If it is foreseeable, it is preventable" must always
be the watchwords of any successful risk management program. The
Lifesaving Society provides aquatic facility owners and operators
with the tools necessary to identify and reduce risks to
clients.
