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Wearing Life Jackets In Pools
Life jacket, life preserver, life vest, personal flotation device (PFD)—no matter what you call it—the life jacket has a long and varied history. According to Christopher Brooks, in Designed for Life: Life Jackets through the Ages, the earliest example of a life jacket or floatation device can be found on marble carvings from 870 B.C., depicting Assyrian soldiers swimming while holding onto inflated animal hides.
Examining Outdoor Pools
Beyond making sure a pool is compliant with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety (VGB) Act, using security fencing, and providing well-trained lifeguards, what can managers do to increase
Safety Around Water
Safety Around Water (SAW), which started out as Save Our Kids, is a joint program between Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks and Henderson Family YMCA in North Carolina. The program is in its seventh
Tips On How To Maintain A Safe Bathing Environment
As swimming continues to grow as a preferred method of exercise and physical therapy for the young and elderly alike, commercial aquatic facilities continue to experience an increase in patronage year after year.
When A Community Treasure Crumbles
Parks and recreation departments often feel pressure from the community when facilities close for repairs or maintenance. For the city of Tampa, outcry was much stronger when a neighborhood pool was shut down in 2009 for being non-code compliant.
ICC Partners with CPSC's Pool Safely Campaign
With warmer weather and outdoor activities on the horizon, the International Code Council (ICC) is partnering with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Pool Safely Campaign to increase visibility about pool and spa safety.
Safe Pool Drains
It's summer swimming season! Are YOUR pool drains safely covered?If you would like your park or recreation district to be featured in a PRB Wordless Wednesday post, please send photos or videos to
Drowning Prevention
Experts in the field of aquatics safety will join childrenХs safety advocates in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 10th Annual National Drowning Prevention Symposium April 14 and 15. ТSymposium attend
Lifejacket Webinar
The National Note & Float Water Safety Program is offering a lifejacket-use webinar on Thursday, April 7.The program aims to identify all non-swimmers who enter an aquatic facility, then ТfloatУ t