A hotel swimming pool in Leigh has recently been prosecuted for (amongst other things) failing to provide trained staff to provide an emergency rescue response.

Swimming pools operating in the hospitality sector should take note.

The Health and Safety Executive provide guidance on whether constant poolside supervision is necessary in their publication HSG179 Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools.

Stockwell Safety have produced an interactive tool, based on the HSE guidance, that will allow a swimming pool operator to complete a pool supervision risk assessment in less than 60 seconds.

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