An LZVT is defined in HSG179:2018 as "a practical exercise designed to highlight any areas of the pool surface or pool basin floor where a casualty cannot be seen from any particular lifeguard position, especially those ...
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What is a young person?
A young person is anyone under 18 years of age (MHSWR 1999, reg 2(2)). Where a lifeguard is a young person, you need to complete or review an existing young person's risk assessment.
What is a child?
A child...
A risk assessor is someone who completes a risk assessment. The assessment could be dynamic or proactive, written or unwritten, and take anywhere between a few minutes to a few days to complete.
Who approves a risk ...
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What are learner-to-teacher ratios?
How many learners each swim/class instructor can supervise in a programmed session is set out in a learner-to-teacher (LT) ratio (Swim England et al., 2017a).
In my view, the concept should be broaden...
Remote supervision is provided without a person on the poolside, typically from reception, a monitoring station, or an office, via CCTV or similar means.
The team are alerted to possible danger by an alarm system activ...
A procedure sets out the authority, responsibility, and accountability for completing various workplace tasks. It is wide in its scope and covers multiple tasks. A safe system of work (SSOW, or work instruction) is narro...
What is a programmed session?
The definition of a programmed session has remained consistent for over two decades. Safe Supervision (2017) defines programmed activities as "those with a formal structure, disciplined, co...
Beyond describing what a lifeguard does and must be able to do, HSG179:2018 does not define a lifeguard. A lifeguard cannot be accurately described by a particular qualification or set of skills without the definition be...
Constant poolside supervision requires:
- A requirement for the physical presence of a lifeguard on the poolside.
- A responsibility to supervise a designated zone of the pool.
- A continuing duty to provide supervisio ...
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