Aquatic Risk Management Course

What is Aquatic Risk Management

• The Aquatic Risk Management course offers important information for pool and open water professionals to improve safety at their facilities while reducing liability. New, original, and practical information and research are offered that cannot be found elsewhere based on drowning lawsuits, audits, and experience in the field.

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• Topics include
• Strengthening Lifeguard Supervision
• The Five Minute Scanning Strategy
• Real Drowning Videos
• The Drowning D’s
• The Bystander Effect
• 5/30 Model of Accountability
• Proactive Prevention vs. Reactive Rescue and Resuscitation
• Reducing Shallow Water Blackout Risks
• Implementing Effective Signage Systems

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Why take the ARM?

• The Aquatic Risk Management course provides information that complements and enhances aquatic manager certification courses. This course offers practical tools beyond certification requirements to address and manage real risks and serious challenges faced on a daily basis at facilities. Topics or issues that interest you can be addressed and discussed throughout. The course is intended to provide practical ideas and solutions that can be brought back to your facilities.

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• Training is based on ASRG's unique, cutting-edge research and more than 40 years of experience in aquatics, taught by two professionals who have dedicated their careers to water safety and aquatic risk management. Real life examples of court cases and drownings will be discussed. Participants will leave the course with practical ideas for helping keep guests safe, while reducing liability at aquatic facilities.

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• Participants receive a certificate of completion.

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Who Should Attend?

• Anyone who works with aquatic facilities directly or manage staff who work with aquatic facilities. This includes Department of Park and Recreation directors, risk managers, supervisors, service staff, lifeguard managers, lifeguards, maintenance staff, and more.

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