The importance of regular changing room locker inspections.

The background In spring 2019, a 9 year old child who was waiting to start a swimming lesson with a swim school that had hired a school pool, climbed on to a bank of lockers with a friend.  It appears that they climbed up onto a bank of changing room lockers that were installed against

The importance of good swimming pool and pool water management in holiday parks and activity centres.

The background At the end of August 2017, a small boy was part of a swimming session with his family who were attending an activity camp at a holiday park activity centre in North Devon. Towards the end of the session, the boy’s father noticed that the child was not with the group and presumed

We have had a request from a disabled swimmer to use a swimming snorkel. What are your views on these and how do they differ from masks with an integral snorkel?

Not permitting the use of snorkel masks is, in our opinion, quite correct for a number of reasons, not the least of which are the lack of training available, no product standardisation and the potential for CO2 build up in the mask. The device you are describing is less of an issue although, being a

QLM (CIMSPA Endorsed) Health and Safety Management Certificate in Leisure and Culture via Zoom video conferencing

Course dates: 7, 8 and 9 September 2021 The Health and Safety Management Certificate course is a leisure management course designed to cover the primary requirements of health and safety within leisure, sport, recreation and culture facilities giving successful candidates the knowledge and skills required. This three day course is run by Quality Leisure Management

COVID-19 and RIDDOR

Reporting cases of COVID-19 under RIDDOR 2013 During the course of the recent QLM seminars, we discussed the possible impact of staff who test positive for COVID-19 and whether there was a need to report under RIDDOR. IOSH has, in the last few days, published an article on this subject which offers clarity around what can

COVID-19 – Working from Home

Homeworker Health and Safety during coronavarus What should employers be doing to monitor homeworker health and safety during coronavirus? With the recent partial lockdown in various parts of the country, and considering it is now over four months since the UK Government told employers to work from home wherever possible, it is clear that this

QLM (CIMSPA Endorsed) Health and Safety Management Certificate in Leisure and Culture Revalidation Course via Zoom video conferencing

Course date: 4 August 2020 The Health and Safety Management Certificate revalidation course is a leisure specialist course covering the primary requirements of health and safety within sport and recreation facilities. This one day course is run by Quality Leisure Management Ltd.  For successful candidates, the course leads to the revalidation of the Health and

QLM (CIMSPA Endorsed) Health and Safety Management Certificate in Leisure and Culture via Zoom video conferencing

Course dates: 25, 26 and 27 August 2020 This three day course is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) and is run by Quality Leisure Management Ltd. Assessed by examination, for successful candidates, the course leads to the awarding of a Certificate in Health and Safety Management in

IOSH Managing Safely course via Zoom video conferencing

‘Managing Safely is unlike any other course.  You’ll find a practical programme, full of step-by-step guidance, and a sharp business focus.  But you’ll also find that the highly innovative format and content engages and inspires your staff – critical to getting safety and health embedded across the whole organisation.’ IOSH Managing Safely provides the knowledge and

Swimming Pool Water 2017- review Douglas Tapp

Having worked in pool plant rooms for 20+ years Swimming Pool Water has always been the go to publication for pool water management, problem solving and for reassurance that the correct actions were being implemented.

Safety in Swimming Pools

For those of you who are responsible for managing and operating swimming pools, you will be all too familiar with the associated risks, including drowning. Whilst the main control measure continues to be the use of trained lifeguards, there is always the potential for human error. QLM has been, and continues to be, closely involved

Training on defibrillators is to be included on the EFAW and FAW Syllabus.

The HSE has announced in the June 2016 First Aid eBulletin, that training on defibrillators is to be included on the EFAW and FAW Syllabus. Changes to the Resuscitation Council UK guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in October 2015 mean that the HSE will now be revising the Emergency First Aid and First Aid at

Faulty defibrillator warning

People and organisations should check if they have the defibrillator models, LIFEPAK CR Plus and LIFEPAK EXPRESS Automatic External Defibrillators (AED), as an electrical fault with some of them may not deliver an electric shock to the heart to someone who is in cardiac arrest. It is believed that 2,577 devices are defective. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/faulty-defibrillator-warning

CIMSPA Risk Assessment Guidance Manual 2016 published

The sixth edition is now available, replacing the 2011 version. All the risk assessments have been reviewed and updated by industry specialists, taking into account learning points from legal cases, changes to industry guidance and feedback from operators. Specific emphasis has been given to developing the manual to also meet the needs of the sports