LSV have created a suite of resources to support the Industry. The key to successful implementation is to ensure that suitable persons have ensured the templates have been made relevant to a specific facility.
LSV is not able to take any responsibility for documentation which are misunderstood, misinterpreted or misused in any way. It is recommended that all documentation are regularly reviewed as a part of a facilities overall risk management and continuous improvement strategy.
Practical Resources
Checklists
- Induction Checklist – Pool Lifeguard (976KB)
- Induction Checklist – Swim Teacher (960KB)
- Equipment Checklist- Lifeguard (956KB)
- Equipment Checklist – Swim Teacher (955KB)
- Oxygen Equipment Checklist (955KB)
- Debrillator Checklist (957KB)
Calculators
- Diving Depth Calculator (60KB)
- Gradient Change Calculator (39KB)
- Crest Locus Limit Calculator (71KB)
- Inflatable Water Depth Calculator (84KB)
- Bulk Hypo Bund Calculator (35KB)
- Chemical Bund Capacity Calculator (66KB)
Registers, Logs and Forms
- Pool Water Test Log (960KB)
- Patron Headcount Log (956KB)
- Fault and Hazard Register (957KB)
- Feedback Register (955KB)
- Change Room Check Log (960KB)
- Chemical Register (960KB)
- First Aid Report Form (54KB)
Planning and Reporting
Some of the documentation above, are available through the Civic Mutual Plus Risk Manager program pool risk manager.
Key References
A
- Active Water Space ARV Active Water Space
- Aquatic Facility Code of Practice (Western Aus) WA Design, Operation, Management and Maintenance of Aquatic Facilities
- Aquatic Facility Code of Practice (South Aus) Rec SA Code of Practice for Public Swimming Pools
C
- Concourse Guidelines ARV Pool Concourse Guidelines
- Confined Spaces Confined Spaces – Compliance Code
D
- Dangerous Goods Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2012
- Disability Access Disability (Access to Premises – Building) Standards 2012
E
- Equipment and Public Safety Equipment Public Safety Standard Equipment (Public Safety) Regulations 2007
- Essential Services Essential Safety Measures Maintenance Manual
F
- Faecal Incident Management Department of Health – Faecel Accident Policy
- Fatigue in the Workplace Fatigue – Prevention in the Workplace
- First Aid in the Worplace First Aid in the Workplace – Compliance Code
G
- Guide for Benchmarking Energy ARV – Guide for Benchmarking Energy
- Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations RLSSA GSPO
- Guidelines for Outdoor Seasonal Pools ARV – Guidelines for Outdoor Seasonal Pools
H
- Hazardous Chemicals Management Managing Risks of Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace
- Hazardous Chemical Labelling Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals
- Home Pool Keep Watch Action Keep Watch Actions
- Home Pool Safety Checklist Home Pool Safety Checklist
- Home Pool Resources Keep Watch Resources
- Home Pool Factsheets Factsheets
I
- Incident Notification Guide to Incident Notification
- Industry Skills Forecast Report Skills IQ Industry Skills Forecast for Public Consultation
M
- Manual Handling Code of Practice for Manual Handling
O
- Occupational Health and Safety OHS Act 2004
P
- Pool Operators Handbook Pool Operators Handbook
- Public Pool Safety: Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation
- Plant Equipment Risk Management Managing Risks of Plant in the Workplace – Code of Practice
S
- Swimming Pool Design Design Guidance Notes – Swimming Pools
- Safety in Swimming Pools Safety in Swimming Pools
- Signage Catalogue LSV Signage Catalogue
- Strategic Framework for Sport and Recreation in Victoria 2017-21 Active Victoria – Strategic Framework 2017-21
W
- Water Quality Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009
- Workplace Amenities Workplace Amenities and Work Environment – Compliance Code
- Workplace Bullying Workplace Bullying – Prevention and Response Guide
- Work Health and Safety Work Health and Safety Regulations
Industry Research
- Changing Parent Supervision Behaviour Matthews, B & Franklin, R – Programme to Change Parent Supervision Behaviour at Public Pools.
- Community Benefits Of Public Pools Community Benefits of Victorian Aquatic and Recreation Centres
- Do Lifeguards Monitor The Events They Should? Lanagan-Leitzel, L & Moore, C – Do Lifeguards Monitor the Events they Should?
- Economic Benefits Of Public Pools RLSSA Economic Benefits of Australia’s Public Aquatic Facilities
- Energy and Water Benchmarking Duverge, J & Rajagopalan P & Fuller, R – Defining Aquatic Centre Energy and Water Benchmarking
- Lifeguard Recognition Of The Submerged Victim Patterson, L – Lifeguard Recognition of the Submerged Victim
- Lifeguard Respiratory Problems Lifeguard Respiratory Problems Research
- Lifeguards May Look But They Don’t Always See Ellis, J – Lifeguards May Look But They Don’t Always See
- Mermaid Tails And Monofin Products Western Australia – Mermaid Tail Reserach
- Non-Fatal Drowning Symposium Reducing the Burden of Non-Fatal Drowning
- Preventing Child Drowning Western Australia – Ombudsman Report
- Scanning And Emergency Drills For Pools Safer-Wise – Scanning and Emergency Drills for Pools
- VAGO Report – Recreation Facilities Auditor General – Service Delivery Report: Recreational Facilities
- Value of Community Sport Infrastructure KPMG – Value of Community Sport Infrastructure
Australian Standards
| AS 1319 | Safety Signs for the Occupational Environment |
| AS 1345 | Identification of the Contents of Pipes, Conduits and Ducts |
| AS 1428 | Design for Access and Mobility – Buildings |
| AS 1470 | Health and Safety at Work – Principles and Practice |
| AS 1657 | Fixed Platforms, Walkways, Stairways and Ladders |
| AS 1768 | Lighting Protection |
| AS 1885 | Workplace Injury and Disease Recording Standard |
| AS 1900 | Flotation Toys and Swimming Aids for Children |
| AS 1926 | Swimming Pool Safety – Safety Barriers |
| AS 1926 | Swimming Pool Safety – Location of Safety Barriers |
| AS 1926 | Swimming Pool Safety – Water Recirculation Systems |
| AS 2293 | Inspection and Maintenance (Emergency Evacuation Lighting) |
| AS 2416 | Water Safety Signs and Beach Safety Flags |
| AS 2488 | Resuscitators, Intended for Use with Humans |
| AS 2560 | Sports Lighting – Swimming Pools |
| AS 2569 | Safe Manual Lifting and Moving of Patients |
| AS 2610 | Spa Pools – Public Spas |
| AS 2610 | Spa Pools – Private Spas |
| AS 2818 | Guide to Swimming Pool Safety (Private Pools) |
| AS 2820 | Gate Units for Private Swimming Pools |
| AS 2927 | The Storage and Handling of Liquefied Chlorine Gas |
| AS 3000 | Electrical Installations |
| AS 3500 | Plumbing and Drainage – Water Services |
| AS 3533 | Amusement Rides and Devices – Design and Construction |
| AS 3533 | Amusement Rides and Devices – Operation and Maintenance |
| AS 3533 | Amusement Rides and Devices – In-service Inspections |
| AS 3533 | Amusement Rides and Devices – Waterborne Inflatables |
| AS 3633 | Private Swimming Pools – Water Quality |
| AS 3634 | Solar Heating Systems for Swimming Pools |
| AS 3745 | Planning for Emergencies in Facilities |
| AS 3760 | In-service Safety Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment |
| AS 3780 | Storage and Handling of Corrosive Substances |
| AS 3979 | Hydrotherapy Pools |
| AS 4326 | The Storage and Handling of Oxidising Agents |
| AS 4332 | The Storage and Handling of Gases in Cylinders |
| AS 4486 | Playground Equipment – Development, installation, Inspection and Operation |
| AS 4586 | Slip Resistance Classification of New Pedestrian Surface Materials |
| AS 4663 | Slip Resistance Measurement of Existing Pedestrian Surfaces |
| AS 4801 | Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems |
| AS 60598 | Luminaries for Swimming Pools and Similar Applications |
| HB 197 | Slip Resistance of Pedestrian Surface Products |
| HB 241 | Water Management for Public Swimming Pools and Spas |
Australian Standards are available to purchase from SAI Global
Coroners Findings
Case: COR 2014 3658 – Coroner G McNamara (Victoria)
Coronial Findings – COR 2014 3658
Recommendation Components – Training and procedures, non-supervisory tasks, role and duties of lifeguards, safety equipment, patrons in need of closer supervision.
Case: COR 2014 0761 – Coroner A Jamieson (Victoria)
Coronial Findings – COR 2014 0761
Recommendation Components – Patrons with inexperience / vulnerabilities, signage, patrons who have english language challenges, regulatory body for public swimming pools, consistency across the industry.
Case: COR 2007 145 – Coroner A Hennessey (Queensland)
Coronial Findings – COR 2007 145
Recommendation Components – Risk assessments, use of inflatable devices, manufacturers guidelines, pool industry code of practice, australian standards review, swimming lessons, data and reporting, knowledge and communication.
Case: COR 2007 – Coroner S Luxton (Queensland)
Coronial Findings – COR 2007
Recommendation Components – Parental supervision, pools register, promotion of guidelines, self-audit tool, incident reporting structures and training and collaboration.
Case: COR 2005 – Coroner M McLaughlin (Queensland)
Coronial Findings – COR 2005 103
Recommendation Components – Parental supervision, lifeguard supervision, Government regulated minimum safety standards, low patronage pools, disability access ramp design, headcounts and incident analysis / review.
RLSSA Fact Sheets
Supervision – Open Fact Sheet
Resuscitate – Open Fact Sheet
Shallow Water Blackout – Open Fact Sheet
Rescue Safety – Open Fact Sheet
Non-Fatal Drowning – Open Fact Sheet
Child Safe Play Areas – Open Fact Sheet
Children’s Pool Party Safety – Open Fact Sheet
Mermaid Tails and Monofins – Open Fact Sheet
Pool Toys Safety – Open Fact Sheet
Pool Safety Devices – Open Fact Sheet
Lifejackets – Open Fact Sheet
Drowning and Epilepsy – Open Fact Sheet
Alcohol and Water Safety – Open Fact Sheet
Portable Pools – Open Fact Sheet
Water Safety on Holiday – Open Fact Sheet