Employee Guidelines
Inservices will be held this often
What is biweekly/every other week?
A reaching pole, two buoyant throwing aids with lines, a spine board, a first aid kit, lifeguard stand
Rotations happen this often
What is every 15 minutes?
Ways to prevent an emergency (name 2)
What are: recognizing/removing hazards, enforcing rules, removing patrons who create dangerous situations
The facility swim test entails this:
What is 3 widths of the pool (2 at FH Leslie) of head-in front crawl?
Who are: the employee requesting time off, the replacement, the head guard, and the aquatic assistant?
A task that needs to be done every 2 hours and recorded in a daily pool log
What is a pool test (chlorine/pH/alkalinity)?
What is 2?
The guard who is responsible for backing up the first guard in any means possible according to the Major Emergency Plan
Who is the second guard?
These pools have adult/lane swim this summer
What are FH Leslie, Lions Club, and Mitchelson?
What is "Hello, you've reached [pool name], [your name] speaking, how can I help you?"
This can be affected by weather (sun, heavy rain, glare), turbulence, chemical imbalances, and pool filtration.
What is bottom visibility?
The capacity limit for FH Leslie Pool
Minor emergencies involve these situations:
What are: simple first aid cases, public relations issues & simple water rescues
The amount of time the pool needs to be closed after a liquid stool fouling
What is 12 hours?
The responsibility of Guard Three during a grate check
What is: watch guard 2 closely to make sure they are okay. Be ready to jump in if needed
Two short whistle blasts means this
What is: indicating an emergency
drawing attention to a lifeguard or area of the pool
any guards in the office must report to pool deck
What is chest, hips, head?
Inclement weather is defined as this
What is weather that has the potential of causing bodily harm or injuries to the members of the public and/or staff?
The objective of a Performance Appraisal/Evaluation
The steps to a Free Available Chlorine Test
1. 5 drops of R-0001 & 5 drops of R-0002 in small tube & shake
2. hold tube to white background to match colour within colour guide
3. record reading in pool log book
(chlorine must not be less than 0.5ppm)
The hand signal for a spinal
Alert guards (one long blast). Karate chop to back of neck
The number should be dialled in the event of a bomb threat
What is *69?
The address to Buck Hinsperger Pool
What is 3970 Welland Street, (Chippawa)?