The EAP part of Normal Operating Procedures at a pool will cover:

• Overcrowding
• Disorderly behaviour
• Lack of water clarity
• Fire/Bomb threat
• Lighting failure
• Structural failure
• Serious injury

Coaches & Teachers need to know:

• Where to locate the emergency kit
• Rescue kit
• First aid/resuscitation kit
• The duty supervisor
• Phones

Exercise care when using electricity

Rescue Techniques

Reaching rescue:

• attract attention
• kneel down/ lie down
• throwing

Safety Code

• Permission to enter the water
• Permission to leave the class
• Whistle code

Consider the following with your swimmers:

• Appropriate swimwear
• Jewellery
• Ability

Illness

(cold, sore eyes, ear infection, open wounds)

The following may swim:

• Epilepsy
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Shoulder & knee injury

Accidents

• hitting head
• fracture
• deep cut
• grazes
• bruising

Report incidents in the accident book