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Most of our Teachers and Coaches have passed a basic lifesaving test as part of their ASA qualification.

In addition, we encourage all of them to obtain a NPLQ (national Pool Lifeguard qualification). We also want as many parents and others to have this qualification, and encourage this by sending people who are willing on courses, and by paying a large percentage of their fees. When there is sufficient interest, we also run courses ourselves.

However, we try to be conscious of safety at all times to prevent accidents rather than having to deal with them afterwards.

With regard to poolside facilities, it is essential that only authorised pool attendants handle such things as hoses, etc. There are occasions when water is run into the pool to raise the level for filter backwashing, etc. There have been cases of these hoses being removed without authority, leading potentially to serious flooding of lower plant room areas.

Perhaps the most potentially dangerous time for swimmers is as they enter the water.

Bracknell Swimming Club has a policy relating to diving that is stated in the link above.

The depths of the shallow ends of the pools regularly used by Bracknell Swimming Club are as follows:-

Bracknell Leisure Centre	Teaching pool 0.9m Competition pool 1.25m
Arborfield	1.1m
Harmanswater	0.9m
Minley	0.9m
Aldershot	2.0m

What You Should Know

The law protects your health, safety and welfare. You have a responsibility to look after yourself and others.

Below is a brief guide to health and safety law. It does not describe the law in detail but it does list the key points. Further information is available in the Bracknell Forest Borough Council Handbook, Arborfield Swimming Pool and other pools’ Health and Safety Policies, which should be read in conjunction with their Normal Operating Procedure.

The centre has a duty under the law to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, your health, safety and welfare.

In general, the centre’s duties include:

Making your visit safe and without risks to health.

Keeping dust, fumes and noise under control.

Ensuring plant and machinery are safe and that safe systems of use of these sites are set and followed.

Ensuring articles and substances are moved, stored and used safely

Providing adequate welfare facilities.

Giving you the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary for your health and safety.

The centre must also:

Report certain injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences to the enforcing authorities.

Provide adequate first aid facilities.

Consult a safety representative, if one is appointed by the centre.

You have legal duties too. They include:

Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and of other persons who may be affected by your action.

Cooperating with their supervisor or manager so far as is necessary to enable the centres to comply with all the relevant statutory duties or requirements placed upon it.

Immediately reporting any unsafe machine or work method, with which you are involved, to the Centre Manager.

Obtaining and using the correct tools and equipment for the job and using the safety equipment supplied.

Ensuring that any tools, regardless of ownership, used by them are in a suitable condition

Reporting any defects in equipment to their supervisor immediately

Not indulging in horseplay

Not intentionally or recklessly interfering with or misusing anything provided for the purpose of ensuring the health, safety or welfare of other persons.

More specifically swimmers/guardians are responsible for:

Studying and being conversant with the fire and escape procedures displayed on main notice boards.

Reporting all accidents, dangerous occurrences, unsafe or unhealthy conditions or other hazards to the management, ensuring that any accident (trips, slips or falls) they have is entered in the appropriate accident book (regardless of how minor).

Ensuring that they do not do anything or neglect to carry out a duty, which might constitute a danger to themselves or others.

Paying attention to their personal health and hygiene, in order not to transmit contagious illnesses or to offend others.

Not using any equipment or materials in any centre with which they are not fully conversant until they have received proper training and are authorised to use it.