Essential Requirements of Pool Management Companies

Management Requirements Responsibility Monitoring Learning and improvement Competence And Training Record Keeping

Responsibility The recognised way to define a pool’s safety policy is to establish and maintain pool safety operational procedures. There should be two sections – normal operational plans (NOP) and emergency action plans (EAP). The PSOP should include management’s assessment of hazards associated with all aspects of the pool – physical, risk of infections and supervisory – as well as a section on the technical operation of the pool, which features swimming pool water quality.

Monitoring As a minimum, pool management should monitor the safe and effective performance of their pool operation through the following: Plant and treatment systems logs Pool water testing Bacteriological monitoring and interpretation Feedback from regulatory authorities and users of the pool Actions taken or required to ensure compliance with operational plans and procedures Any corrective and preventive actions Responding to incidents and other emergencies Pursuit of the PWTAG Poolmark award and/or any other industry recognised awards. Staff training

Learning and Improvement Management should learn from the information gathered, in order to make improvements. Routine work should incorporate mechanisms that allow feedback to be used to improve services and safety, and to explain why no changes are being made.

Competence And Training Only trained, competent people should operate plant and handle chemicals. In meeting this requirement, the training for the safe operation and use of equipment and chemicals will need to: Be related specifically to the design, operation and maintenance of the particular plant, hazards associated with it, and substances used. Employees’ attention should be drawn to any manufacturers’ instructions, and copies made conveniently available.

Competence And Training Be given to enough employees to ensure that plant need never be operated by untrained, unqualified staff. Be given to all employees whose actions or responsibilities may impact upon water quality or safety! Include pool managers, to ensure they understand the functioning of the pool water system, including the plant and associated hazards, sufficiently to supervise safe operation.

Competence And Training Include the use, care & maintenance of personal protective equipment. Include the use of clearly defined procedures based upon the NOP, EAP, Safety Data Sheets and safe systems of work for all processes involved Require those who have been trained to demonstrate that they can operate and maintain the plant safely.

Record Keeping The Pool Management Companies must ensure the effective implementation of all documented procedures and instructions and these must be recorded. Records should be maintained to chronicle the technical operation of the pool and plant.

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