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Lifeguard Services and Pool Lifeguard jobs

A lifeguard service revolves around keeping patrons safe and avoid injuries. For a lifeguard, it is important that they know the actual steps of drowning, but for them, it is equally important that they identify the trouble in the water and know how to react in the situation of panic.

A lifeguard service revolves around keeping patrons safe and avoid injuries. For a lifeguard, it is important that they know the actual steps of drowning, but for them, it is equally important that they identify the trouble in the water and know how to react in the situation of panic.

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AQUATIC MANAGEMENT<br />

Scanning Tips<br />

For <strong>Lifeguard</strong>s


topmost goal for a lifeguard is to ensure the safety <strong>and</strong><br />

The<br />

injuries to patrons. A lifeguard service revolves around<br />

avoid<br />

patrons safe <strong>and</strong> avoid injuries. For a lifeguard, it is<br />

keeping<br />

that they know the actual steps of drowning, but for<br />

important<br />

it is equally important that they identify the trouble in the<br />

them,<br />

<strong>and</strong> know how to react in the situation of panic. The best<br />

water<br />

to monitor the entire area <strong>and</strong> identify dangerous situations<br />

way<br />

by scanning the premises. In order to be an effective scanner,<br />

is<br />

lifeguard must be able to actively scan all guests in the area,<br />

a<br />

of what they are doing.<br />

regardless<br />

lifeguard service


a lifeguard on the st<strong>and</strong> it is quite often that they<br />

For<br />

or skip the particular area of guest that looks like<br />

miss<br />

are not in danger at all. But in reality at times a<br />

they<br />

that might be in a dangerous situation is not<br />

guest<br />

evident to lifeguards. In addition being a<br />

completely<br />

you are required to scan from point to point,<br />

lifeguard,<br />

missing to scan the middle, bottom or surface of<br />

not<br />

water. You also need to make sure that you watch<br />

the<br />

Lifegaurd might be in<br />

a dangerous situation<br />

the deck or beach you are assigned to.


<strong>Pool</strong> <strong>Lifeguard</strong> <strong>jobs</strong>, it is important for a lifeguard to stay<br />

For<br />

while being on duty. The process of scanning can be<br />

focused<br />

boring <strong>and</strong> repetitive sometimes which is why staying<br />

quite<br />

at all times is quite important. For a lifeguard to keep<br />

alert<br />

it is important to maintain a good posture while<br />

focuses<br />

on the chair scanning everyone. In case while being on<br />

sitting<br />

you find yourself drifting, try changing positions or<br />

duty<br />

up for a few moments which will help you get a<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

<strong>Pool</strong> <strong>Lifeguard</strong> job<br />

different perspective to view your area.


time a lifeguard becomes more experienced <strong>and</strong> is able to identify<br />

With<br />

strength just by taking a glance <strong>and</strong> identifying a weak swimmer.<br />

the<br />

sure that you take mental notes of such individual <strong>and</strong> give them<br />

Make<br />

attention. Also, it is important to look for guests who appear to be<br />

more<br />

of their abilities as they may be careless in the water <strong>and</strong><br />

unsure<br />

move towards the deep area <strong>and</strong> suddenly doubt their<br />

accidentally<br />

which could lead to some serious incidents.<br />

abilities<br />

being on duty it is important that you do not look away from the<br />

While<br />

Make sure that you are focused <strong>and</strong> not interrupted by anything in<br />

area.<br />

scanning process as it is quite common to face some distractions<br />

the<br />

the outside of the area. Scanning is a great tool as it helps ensure<br />

from<br />

you monitor the entire area identify strong swimmers <strong>and</strong> give more<br />

that<br />

on weak swimmers while keeping all patrons safe <strong>and</strong> make<br />

attention<br />

that they have to practice effective safe scanning techniques.<br />

sure<br />

Lifegaurd<br />

Experinece

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