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Essential requirements of pool management companies
3. Responsibility
The recognised way to define a pools safety policy is to establish and
maintain pool safety operational procedures. There should be two
sections normal operational plans (NOP) and emergency action
plans (EAP). The PSOP should include managements assessment of
hazards associated with all aspects of the pool physical, risk of
infections and supervisory as well as a section on the technical
operation of the pool, which features swimming pool water quality.
4. Monitoring
As a minimum, pool management should monitor the safe and effective
performance of their pool operation through the following:
Plant and treatment systems logs
Pool water testing
Bacteriological monitoring and interpretation
Feedback from regulatory authorities and users of the pool
Actions taken or required to ensure compliance with operational plans
and procedures
Responding to incidents and other emergencies
Pursuit of the PWTAG Poolmark award and/or any other industry
recognised awards.
Staff training
5. Learning and Improvement
Management should learn from the information gathered, in order
to make improvements. Routine work should incorporate
mechanisms that allow feedback to be used to improve services
and safety, and to explain why no changes are being made.
6. Competence And Training
Only trained, competent people should operate plant and handle
chemicals. In meeting this requirement, the training for the safe
operation and use of equipment and chemicals will need to:
Be related specifically to the design, operation and maintenance of the
particular plant, hazards associated with it, and substances used.
Employees attention should be drawn to any manufacturers
instructions, and copies made conveniently available.
7. Competence And Training
Be given to enough employees to ensure that plant need never be
operated by untrained, unqualified staff.
Be given to all employees whose actions or responsibilities may impact
upon water quality or safety!
Include pool managers, to ensure they understand the functioning of
the pool water system, including the plant and associated hazards,
sufficiently to supervise safe operation.
8. Competence And Training
Include the use, care & maintenance of personal protective equipment.
Include the use of clearly defined procedures based upon the NOP,
EAP, Safety Data Sheets and safe systems of work for all processes
involved
Require those who have been trained to demonstrate that they can
operate and maintain the plant safely.
9. Record Keeping
The Pool Management Companies must ensure the effective
implementation of all documented procedures and instructions and
these must be recorded. Records should be maintained to chronicle
the technical operation of the pool and plant.