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Serco introduces lifeguard training
Serco Leisure and IQL – managers of the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) – have teamed up to deliver a bespoke pool safety training seminar to staff nationwide.
Jan Francis, quality, health and safety manager at Serco, said: “We have always taken the safety of our customers and employees very seriously, so have employed the IQL to present to all our staff from top level management to the junior ground staff.
“We’re keen to identify any gaps in our knowledge and implement changes to ensure that the HSE’s Management of Health and Safety in Swimming Pools guidelines are followed.
“This refresher is pertinent due to the recently enacted Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act which comes into force next April.”
Two seminar sessions presented by IQL at the recent Leisure Industry Week identified a shortfall of knowledge among employees and employers on how to prevent and manage crises at their centres.
Executive director of IQL, Tara Dillon, said: “The guidelines are effective but often misinterpreted, which is where the IQL can help.”