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  • The importance of regular changing room locker inspections.

    • July 12, 2021
    • Posted by: Leigh Simmonds
    • Category: News
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    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
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  • The importance of good swimming pool and pool water management in holiday parks and activity centres.

    • July 12, 2021
    • Posted by: Leigh Simmonds
    • Category: News
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    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
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  • 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?

    • July 12, 2021
    • Posted by: Leigh Simmonds
    • Category: News
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    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
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  • QLM (CIMSPA Endorsed) Health and Safety Management Certificate in Leisure and Culture via Zoom video conferencing

    • February 7, 2021
    • Posted by: Leigh Simmonds
    • Category: News, Training
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    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
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  • COVID-19 and RIDDOR

    • November 21, 2020
    • Posted by: Leigh Simmonds
    • Category: News
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    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
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  • COVID-19 – Working from Home

    • August 4, 2020
    • Posted by: QLMTeam
    • Category: News
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    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
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  • QLM (CIMSPA Endorsed) Health and Safety Management Certificate in Leisure and Culture Revalidation Course via Zoom video conferencing

    • July 26, 2020
    • Posted by: QLMTeam
    • Category: News
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    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
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  • QLM (CIMSPA Endorsed) Health and Safety Management Certificate in Leisure and Culture via Zoom video conferencing

    • July 20, 2020
    • Posted by: QLMTeam
    • Category: News
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    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
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  • IOSH Managing Safely course via Zoom video conferencing

    • July 7, 2020
    • Posted by: QLMTeam
    • Category: News
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    ‘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

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  • Swimming Pool Water 2017- review Douglas Tapp

    • April 6, 2018
    • Posted by: crispo1974
    • Category: Member Content, News
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    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.

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