Tag Archives: safety

Preventing slips, falls, and injuries with rubberized safety surfacing

Splash pads are a fun and affordable addition to a community park or garden, amusement facility, zoo, hotel, or campsite. In fact, with the recent release of new data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stating children younger than five represent nearly 75 per cent of those most at risk from drowning, splash pads are quickly becoming the go-to water attraction for these facilities. With zero-depth standing water, they incorporate both water treatment and recirculation systems as well as provide assorted play features while limiting water waste and the risk of drowning.

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Trained operators, safer pools

Each level of government can make legislation. Each province has a Public Health Act and accompanying regulations, which include protocols for swimming pool operation. Many jurisdictions where these regulations are in place require swimming pools to be operated by someone who is trained appropriately. In some cases, the level of training varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction; however, as each regulation is updated, more are adding sections, which require public swimming pools to be managed by a trained pool operator.

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Quebec bank offers interest free pool fence loans

In response to Quebec’s recent spike in pool drownings, Laurentian Bank employees have developed an initiative, under the bank’s ‘Les Petits Plus’ community engagement program, called ‘Une piscine. Une clôture.’ which looks to improve safety in backyard swimming pools across the province.

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