Standard of Emergency Equipment in Aquatic Facilities
With often thousands of visits each week, high risk activities and broad demographics. It’s a well known fact things can go wrong, with the capability to turn from bad to worse in an instant.
During an emergency, early intervention and early access increases the chance of success. Whether its a in-water rescue or pool deck disaster, we rely on our equipment as a solution.
In most aquatic facilities, during an emergency a member of staff will have to visit multiple locations to collect several pieces of equipment. Wasting valuable time and decreasing the chances of success. It is common for this equipment to be poorly maintained and below optimal standards.
Current Equipment
Out Dated
Poorly Maintained
Unaccessible
How Can Facilities Improve?
Update
Check & Service
Relocate
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Recent information from Royal Life Saving Australia indicates the average Australian swimming pool is over 50 years old. Regulations and standards have changed dramatically during that time. Within the last 10 years our industry has seen mass development in the use of technology within our facilities. Organisations are in dire need to asses and update their emergency and rescue equipment to meet todays standards.
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Whether the equipment is new or old, the only way to keep your equipment above operational standards is to complete regular safety checks and servicing.
The Guidelines to Safe Pool Operations (GSPO) by the Royal Life Saving Society Australia outline several requirements including:
Annual servicing of oxygen regulators
Monthly checks on first aid equipment
Daily checks of all oxygen equipment.
Quack Aquatics still doesn’t think this is enough and recommends several more requirements including:
Documented daily checks of all rescue devices
Documented daily AED Defibrillator checks
Regular assessments on equipment condition
Quack Aquatics is the only organisation in Australia that provides professional condition assessments and services on all emergency and rescue equipment within aquatic facilities.
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Decrease emergency response times and increase the chance of a successful emergency.
Improve the ability to provide early access and early intervention by providing accessible equipment.
Many facilities store emergency equipment behind locked doors and cluttered walk ways, while spreading the equipment across the facility.
Quack Aquatics specialises in emergency equipment storage and access solutions to increase the chances of a successful emergency.
We believe equipment should be grouped together in prominent stations and condensed kits.
Speak with one of our team
We will discuss your current equipment and how we can provide solutions to meet your facility requirements.