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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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  • Safety in Swimming Pools

    • January 23, 2018
    • Posted by: crispo1974
    • Category: News
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    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

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

    • January 13, 2017
    • Posted by: QLMTeam
    • Category: News
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    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

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  • Faulty defibrillator warning

    • January 13, 2017
    • Posted by: QLMTeam
    • Category: News
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    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

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  • CIMSPA Risk Assessment Guidance Manual 2016 published

    • January 13, 2017
    • Posted by: QLMTeam
    • Category: News, Publications
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    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

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