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EMERGENCY
RESPONSE PROGRAMME |
This training and assessment
programme is intended to support safer swimming at small, shallow
pools such as those typically found at many hotels, leisure clubs,
holiday parks, private fitness facilities and other similar
establishments.
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The
programme is open to all candidates who are over 16 at the start of
training. Trainees must be able to swim 25 meters on front and back,
be able to submerge to a depth not greater than 1.5 metres from the
surface and be able to climb out of the pool unaided and without using
steps and ladders.
Training courses are of at least 14 hours contact teaching time. |
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Course Details:
Overview
The Emergency Response
Certificate (Swimming Pools) is a Certificate of Water Rescue Competence
for staff working in a facility where there is a swimming pool but where
there is no direct poolside supervision. In addition the qualification
will apply where pool operators wish to provide a suitable programme of
training and independent assessment for ancillary staff who may act in
support of the lifeguard team.
Topics Covered
Pool Safety Theory
- to include the principles of accident
prevention, casualty identification, principles of rescue, spinal cord
injury management (SCIM), cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
and first aid.
Practical Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
- adult, child and infant basic life support to
include the use of a pocket mask as a barrier method of resuscitation.
Practical emergency first aid
- choking, bleeding, broken bones, bites, burns,
stings, shock, heart attack, epilepsy, asthma and diabetes.
Practical rescue skills
- to include pool rescue skills, SCIM and
incident management (for developing rescue skills within simulated
emergency conditions)
Assessment
An independent assessor will conduct an
assessment through verification of theoretical knowledge and the
application of practical skills included within the training programme.
The Emergency Response Certificate (Swimming
Pools) is valid for 24 months.
(The Emergency Response Certificate is NOT a
lifeguard qualification)
Cost
| Per Delegate |
£TDB |
Costs are per delegate and include a
personal reference manual, assessment & certification fees. |
| 6 - 8 Delegates |
£TBD |
| 9 - 12 Delegates |
£TBD |
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