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| Bulletin # 011 - Fatal Dive Incident |
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| Bulletin # 012 - Coburg Pool Drowning Findings |
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| Bulletin # 013 - Backstroke Ban in UK |
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| Bulletin # 014 - Heartstart Saves Life |
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| Bulletin # 015 - Legistlation Review |
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| Bulletin # 016 - Heart Start Does it Again |
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| Bulletin # 017 - Post Filter Chlorination Arrives |
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| Bulletin # 018 - 2003 State Drowning Report |
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| Bulletin # 019 - Melville Warns Adults |
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| Bulletin # 020 - Boy Drowns in Canberra Pool |
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| Bulletin # 042 - Pool Fined for Breach of Workplace Safety |
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| Bulletin #021 - Safety in public pools annual report 2003/04 |
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| Bulletin #022 - Different sort of surprise greets Darwin pool users and staff! |
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| Bulletin #023 - Unauthorised week-end warriors nearly drown |
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| Bulletin #024 - Aquatic Industry Training and Information Seminar |
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| Bulletin #025 - Review of Supervision Guidelines Closing |
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| Bulletin #026 – Aquatic Safety Signage: Standardise and Display |
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| Bulletin #027 - Dangerous Goods Storage at Aquatic Centres |
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| Bulletin #028 - Dangerous Goods Regulations Change (26/08/2005) |
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| Bulletin #030 - Girl drowns after being caught by spa pump |
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| Bulletin #031 - Spa was Unsafe |
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| Bulletin #032 - Release of Watch Around Water Evaluation |
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| Bulletin #033 - Inquest told of faults, safety breaches at spa |
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| Bulletin #034 - Watch Around Water - Register Now! |
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| Bulletin #035 - NSW Govt fined $225,000 for breach of OHS Act |
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| Bulletin #036 - Mum Slams Pool Safety in NSW |
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| Bulletin #037 - Call for Gym Defibrillators |
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| Bulletin #038 - NSW toughen parental supervision laws |
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| Bulletin #039 - NSW Girl Drowns on School Trip |
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| Bulletin #040 - Coroner wants safety at pools legally enforceable |
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| Bulletin #041 - CPR Update from ARC |
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| Bulletin #043 - Amarni Tragedy: Lifeguard Admits Error |
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| Bulletin #044 - Amarni's death avoidable |
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| Bulletin #046 - Key Transition Dates for new Code of Practice |
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| Bulletin #056 - Dive fall prompts upgrade |
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| Bulletin #057 - Second Incident in 3 Days - NT |
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| Bulletin #100 - Leisure Centre's Safety Awarded |
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| Bulletin #101 - Shallow Water Blackout Safety Alert |
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| Bulletin #102 - Lifeguards rescue three toddlers at aquatic centre |
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| Bulletin #103 - Bendigo Pool Rescue |
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| Bulletin #104 - Tasmania Lifeguard a Boy's Saviour |
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| Bulletin #105 - Girl resuscitated at NSW Pool |
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| Bulletin #106 - Hero backs lifeguards |
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| Bulletin #107 - Boy's heroic act prevents drowning |
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| Bulletin #108 - Water Safety Warning |
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| Bulletin #109 - Hero Jordi Saves Mate |
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| Bulletin #110 - Changes to CPR Procedure |
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| Bulletin #111 - In Safe Hands |
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| Bulletin #112 - Vic Woman Swimmer Dies |
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| Bulletin #113 - Near-drowning at NSW Pool |
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| Bulletin #114 - Christchurch NZ Pool Closed Indefinately |
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| Bulletin #115 - Alert lifeguards rush to rescue elderly swimmer |
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| Bulletin #116 - NT Boy Drowns at Water Park |
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| Bulletin #117 - Swimmer drowned in USA pool not discovered for days |
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| Bulletin #118 - Carpark has impact on safety |
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| Bulletin #119 - Quick action saved toddler at SA State Aquatic Centre |
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| Bulletin #120 - Quick thinking lifeguards save teenager |
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| Bulletin #121 - Four need medical treatment from chlorine leak |
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| Bulletin #122 - Qld Lifeguards Resucitate Youngster |
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| Bulletin #123 - Close call at Qld Bay Pool |
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| Bulletin #124 - Mandurah Staff Receive Bravery Awards |
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| Bulletin #125 - Parental Supervision issues in NSW |
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| Bulletin #126 - Vic Lifeguard Fears for Patrons |
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| Bulletin #127 - NSW Lifeguard Saves 4 year old Boy |
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| Bulletin #128 - Girl, 6, stable after being pulled from NSW public pool |
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| Bulletin #129 - 8 Distress Signals |
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| Bulletin #130 - Questions raised over pool safety |
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| Bulletin #47 - NSW Coroner Makes Recommendations from Armani Inquest |
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| Bulletin #48 - 201 people sick, linked to swimming pools |
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| Bulletin #49 - Pesticide in pools far above safe limit |
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| Bulletin #50 - Department of Sport and Recreation Release Industry Plan |
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| Bulletin #51 - Prevention and Response |
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| Bulletin #52 - Boys Near Fatal Dive |
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| Bulletin #53 - QLD Coronial Inquest looks into operation of Pool Inflatables |
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| Bulletin #54 - Inquest into Spa Safety |
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| Bulletin #55 - Teen sucked into resort pool pump |
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| Bulletin #58 - Near Drowning in Qld |
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| Bulletin #59 - Hyperventilation can be Dangerous |
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| Bulletin #60 - News from UK Court Case |
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| Bulletin #61 - Oasis clarifies safety code |
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| Bulletin #62 - Pools meet health, safety laws |
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| Bulletin #63 - Injury Sparks Call to Revamp Pools |
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| Bulletin #64 - Near Drowning at Qld Public Pool |
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| Bulletin #65 - Qld Girl Fighting For Life After Pool Horror |
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| Bulletin #66 - Death Not Our Fault - Boss Defends Swim Staff |
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| Bulletin #67 - Lifeguards Save Boy - Qld |
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| Bulletin #68 - Drowned girl's family sues department |
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| Bulletin #69 - Ellie, 6, praised as hero |
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| Bulletin #70 - Lifeguards: A forgotten aspect of drowning prevention |
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| Bulletin #71 - Boy, 6, drowns in Vic Public Pool |
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| Bulletin #72 - Security guards to douse bad behaviour |
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| Bulletin #73 - Kwinana Watch Around Water Program |
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| Bulletin #74 - 'No diving' means just that |
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| Bulletin #75 - Girl hurt in Qld Pool |
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| Bulletin #76 - Centre 'is prepared' |
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| Bulletin #77 - Rookie to the Rescue |
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| Bulletin #78 - Parents Must Supervise |
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| Bulletin #79 - Overhaul urged after girl's spa death |
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| Bulletin #80 - Poorly Trained UK lifeguard 'left girl to die' |
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| Bulletin #81 - Melville lifeguards put to the test |
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| Bulletin #82 - Bid to keep pool of talent |
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| Bulletin #83 - Pool Lifeguards meet Challenge |
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| Bulletin #84 - Wanneroo Aquamotion's first birthday |
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| Bulletin #85 - Murray Aquatic Centre works are off to a swimming start |
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| Bulletin #86 - Chlorine Information Alert |
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| Bulletin #87 - Safety News from Victoria |
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| Bulletin #88 - No swim for kids without carers |
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| Bulletin #89 - Qld Coroner Makes Recommendations |
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| Bulletin #90 - Senior swimmers urged to get check up |
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| Bulletin #91 - Man dies after heart attack in pool |
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| Bulletin #92 - Coronial recommendations into death at the Qld Waterpark |
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| Bulletin #93 - Parents question Shire decision to remove fence from local pool |
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| Bulletin #94 - Commitment to safety rewarded |
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| Bulletin #95 - Pool safety a priority at Roxby Leisure |
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| Bulletin #96 - Man dies at NSW Leisure Centre |
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| Bulletin #97 - Unsupervised 3yo pulled from Qld Pool |
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| Bulletin #98 - Warning after pool incident |
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| Bulletin #99 - Shire to appoint co-ordinators to manage pools |
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| SWIMMING POOL WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS |
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| FA 1.01 EMPLOYEE AWARENESS - FIRST AID |
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| FA 1.02 STANDARDS OF TRAINING FOR FIRST AIDERS |
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| FA 1.03 CONTENT OF FIRST AID ROOMS |
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| FA 1.04 OXYGEN EQUIPMENT |
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| FA 1.05 FIRST AID STATIONS |
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| FA 1.06 - ACCREDITATION FOR FIRST AIDERS |
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| FD 1.01 DESIGN OF POOL TANK |
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| FD 1.02 DESIGN OF POOL CONCOURSE |
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| FD 1.03 POOL DEPTH MARKINGS |
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| FD 1.04 ADVISORY SIGNS |
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| FD 1.05 DESIGN OF POOL ACCESS |
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| FD 1.06 SWIMMING LANE DESIGN |
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| FD 1.07 MOVEABLE BOOMS [BULK HEADS] |
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| FD 1.08 DIVING TOWERS SPRINGBOARDS AND POOLS |
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| FD 1.09 WAVE POOL DESIGN |
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| FD 1.10 RIVER DESIGN |
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| FD 1.11 WATER FALLS AND SHOWER CURTAINS |
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| FD 1.12 WATER FEATURE DESIGN |
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| FD 1.13 INTERACTIVE WATER PLAY EQUIPMENT |
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| FD 1.14 DESIGN OF MOVEABLE FLOORS |
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| FD 1.15 SHADE PROTECTION |
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| FD 1.16 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND FEATURES |
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| FD 1.17 SPECTATOR GALLERIES AND SEATING |
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| FD 1.18 DESIGN FOR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS |
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| FD 1.19 ACOUSTICS WITHIN POOL HALLS |
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| FD 1.20 LIGHTING OF POOL HALLS |
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| FD 1.21 WATER SLIDE (FLUME) DESIGN |
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| FD 1.22 DESIGN OF SPA POOLS |
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| FD 1.23 DESIGN OF FIRST AID ROOM |
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| FD 1.24 DESIGN OF STARTING BLOCKS [STARTING PLATFORMS] |
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| GO 1.01 OPERATIONS MANUALS |
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| GO 1.02 EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN |
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| GO 1.03 RESCUE EQUIPMENT |
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| GO 1.04 HIRE OF FACILITIES |
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| GO 1.05 POOL COVERS |
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| GO 1.06 ELECTRICAL SAFETY |
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| GO 1.07 LOW PATRONAGE POOLS |
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| PR 1.01 STANDARD OF SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR EDUCATION |
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| PR 1.02 STANDARDS OF SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR SAFETY QUALIFICATIONS |
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| PR 1.03 AQUATIC PROGRAM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES |
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| PR 1.04 INSTRUCTING SWIMMING - INSTRUCTOR PUPIL RATIOS FOR SAFETY |
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| PR 1.05 PRESCHOOL AQUATIC PROGRAMS - UNDER TWELVE MONTHS |
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| PR 1.06 PRESCHOOL AQUATIC PROGRAMS –TWELVE MONTHS TO THREE YEARS |
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| PR 1.07 PRESCHOOL AQUATIC PROGRAMS –THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE |
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| PR 1.08 DISABILITY AQUATIC PROGRAMS |
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| PR 1.09 TEACHING OF WATER ENTRY AND DIVING |
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| PR 1.10 QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROVIDING SAFE AQUATIC PROGRAMS |
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| PR 1.11 AQUA EXERCISE |
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| PR 1.12 ACCREDITATION FOR AQUATIC RESCUE AWARD |
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| SU 1.01 BATHER SUPERVISION |
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| SU 1.02 ACCREDITATION FOR POOL LIFEGUARDS |
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| SU 1.03 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION FOR POOL LIFEGUARDS |
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| SU 1.04 LIFEGUARD IN - SERVICE TRAINING |
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| SU 1.05 LIFEGUARD CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT |
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| SU 1.06 LIFEGUARD DUTY PERIODS |
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| SU 1.07 EMERGENCY SIGNALS |
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| SU 1.08 DESCRIPTION OF LIFEGUARD DUTIES |
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| SU 1.09 SUPERVISION OF CHANGING / TOILET AREAS |
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| SU 1.10 ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR |
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| SU 1.11 PARENTAL SUPERVISION |
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| SU 1.12 SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS – SUPERVISION |
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| SU 1.13 SUPERVISION OF DIVING TOWERS AND SPRINGBOARDS (Recreational Use) |
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| SU 1.14 INFLATABLE PLAY EQUIPMENT |
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| SU 1.15 SUPERVISING WAVE POOLS |
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| SU 1.16 SUPERVISION OF POOLS WITH MOVEABLE FLOORS |
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| SU 1.17 SUPERVISION OF INTERACTIVE WATER PLAY EQUIPMENT |
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| SU 1.18 SUPERVISION OF FLOATING PLAY EQUIPMENT |
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| SU 1.19 SUPERVISION OF POOLS WITH MOVEABLE BOOMS [BULK HEADS] |
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| SU 1.20 SUPERVISION OF RIVERS |
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| SU 1.21 SUPERVISION OF WATER SLIDES [FLUMES] |
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| SU 1.22 SUPERVISION OF COMPETITIVE EVENTS |
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| SU 1.23 - SAFER WATER ENTRY FOR COMPETITIONS - COMPETITIVE DIVE STARTS |
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| SU 1.24 SUPERVISION DURING THUNDERSTORMS [LIGHTNING] |
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| SU 1.25 SUPERVISION OF DIVING [RECREATIONAL SWIMMING] |
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| TO 1.01 WATER QUALITY |
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| TO 1.02 CHEMICAL STORAGE |
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| TO 1.03 CHEMICAL DELIVERY |
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| TO 1.04 CHEMICAL HANDLING |
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| TO 1.05 CHEMICAL GENERATION |
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| TO 1.06 CHEMICAL SPILL OR LEAK |
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| TO 1.07 ACCREDITATION FOR POOL PLANT OPERATORS |
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| COP - 6.2.1.1 Technical Operations |
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