Preventing drowning death is a challenge is so big that it requires support from everyone at your organization, not just the aquatics staff. But getting non-aquatics staff engaged in checking on lifeguards, filling out quick check forms and supporting efforts to make the pool safe, is not always easy. Here is a...
We recently received a Stop Use Notice provided by the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) for ALL Redpoint Auto-Belay Descender devises. There have been two incidents in which climbers using a Redpoint Auto-Belay device experienced rapid rates of descent resulting in injury. This Stop Use Notice applies to the following...
Special events account for about seventy-five percent (75%) of all drowning deaths in YMCAs. Seventy-five percent—three out of every four. This is without a doubt the most dangerous time at your aquatic facility. I hope you have recently viewed the webinar presented by YMCA of the USA and Tom Pearson of...