Legalese
Laws written by various levels of government, including the regulations that control the operation of swimming pools.
What are statutes? (p. 102)
Lifeguards use these with pool rentals, waivers and employment.
What are contracts? (p. 102)
Anyone who runs a swimming pool has this obligation to protect users of the facility.
What is duty of care? (p. 106)
A hearing that is normally called in the event of a death at a supervised facility.
What is an inquest? (p. 103)
A lifeguard is considered a _________ person under the standard of care.
What is reasonable? (p. 106)
The employer is liable for the actions of the employee/lifeguard.
What is employer's liability? (p. 107)
The party who brings a lawsuit.
What is a plaintiff? (p. 105)
Common _________ affecting lifeguards include negligence and assault & battery.
What are torts? (p. 103)
The main concerns with determining fault in a negligence claim are:
1) The defendant owed __________ to the plaintiff.
2) The defendant fell below the standard of care (expected of someone reasonable given the circumstances) through an act of carelessness.
3) That the defendant's act or omission caused damage to the plaintiff's person or property.
What is a duty of care? (p. 106)
Threatening someone or touching them without consent.
What is assault & battery? (p. 110)
Failure to use the care that a reasonably careful person would use.
What is negligence? (p. 105-106)
What is shared responsibility? (p. 107)
The party against who the lawsuit is brought.
What is a defendant? (p. 105)
The two core areas of responsibility outlined in a lifeguards' standard of care.
What are supervision and rescue? (p. 108)
A defence against negligence, sometimes called a voluntary assumption of risk.
What is a waiver? (p. 107)