Responsibilities of a Lifeguard
Specialty Situations
Pool Maintenance
Lifeguard & the Law
Health & Safety
100
To watch patrons in a pool setting.
What is to supervise.
100
Fire, lightning, chlorine gas leak and power failure may all call for what?
What is a facility evacuation.
100
A list of items to check before opening and closing the pool.
What are opening and closing duties.
100
Carelessness, or the failure to behave in the manner expected by the community when dealing with others.
What is negligence.
100
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.
What is WHMIS.
200
Facility analysis, education and supervision are all types of what?
What is accident prevention.
200
This may be obtained when a person is non-breathing.
What is an AED.
200
Various tablets, when dissolved in a sample of the pool water, produce a water colour which is compared with a desired standard colour to assess the pool water.
What is free available chlorine (chlorine residual).
200
Pool, health, and fire are all types of what?
What are inspectors.
200
Material Safety Data Sheets
What is MSDS.
300
Regular training sessions.
What is in-service training.
300
Fun components of a pool that add a potential increase in risk of injury and therefore require specific supervision.
What are diving boards, tarzan ropes, hot tubs, whirlpools, slides, wave pools and saunas.
300
The ideal range is between 7.2 and 7.8.
What is the pH level.
300
Lifeguards, occupiers of land, an expert, supervision, instruction, rescue, rescuers and event organizers all have 'standard' or 'duty' of what?
What is 'Standard of Care' or 'Duty of Care'.
300
Something that is delivered to a conscious or unconscious victim by a free-flowing method to the mouth or the nose to help a victim breath.
What is oxygen.
400
The systematic visual observation of the facility, its patrons, and their activities.
What is scanning.
400
Requires a clearing of the pool, cleaning of all equipment in pool, and 'super chlorination'.
What is a pool fouling.
400
Suitable procedures for the use, handling, disposal and storage should be laid out before using these substances.
What are hazardous chemicals.
400
Name, address, phone number, next of kin, history, details of incident, treatment given, statements and witnesses are all part of what?
What is an incident report.
400
A piece of equipment that can help open a victim's airway to allow oxygen to enter the person's mouth.
What are oropharyngeal airways (OPAs).
500
To maximize patrons fun while minimizing their risk of injury.
What is public relations.
500
Weather concerns, the sun, clouds in the sky and barometric pressure are things to take into consideration when working in what type of pool environment?
What is an outdoor pool setting.
500
Sand and gravel, pressure diatomaceous earth and vacuum diatomaceous earth are all types of what?
What are pool filtration systems.
500
Police, inspectors, crown attorney/prosecutor, judge, jury, insurance adjusters and investigators, lawyers, plaintiff and defendants, are all part of what system?
What is the legal system.
500
A form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits for employees injured in the workplace.
What is Worker's Compensation.
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