Law
Lifeguards usually use these with pool rentals, waivers and employment
Contracts
The party against who the lawsuit is brought
Defendant
Threatening someone or touching them without consent
Assault and Battery
The act of obtaining permission to provide first aid
Consent
Employers Liability
The party who brings a lawsuit
Plaintiff
Failure to use the care that a reasonably careful person would use
Negligence
The general statute defining criminal offences
The criminal code
Anyone who runs a swimming pool has this obligation to protect users of the facility
Duty of Care
Inquest
Common _____ that affect lifeguards include negligence and assault and battery
The standard of "a reasonable person"
Standard of Care
Laws written by various levels of government including regulations that control the operation of swimming pools
Statutes
This is the type of court a lawsuit would take place in
Common _____ that affect lifeguards include negligence and assault and battery. This variety is only found in one province throughout Canada
Delicts
An injury considered by the court to have been generally foreseeable by a reasonable person and linked directly to the defendant's activity
Causation
Emergency Medical Act