Category Archives: Dr. Richard LaRue

Aquatic Safety Review, Part 3

Part 1, which ran in the February issue, focused on structures and the pool environment, and Part 2, which ran in the March issue, focused on electrical and mechanical engineering. Related Article: Tracking Rick Comparing these points to your own … Continue reading

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Aquatic Safety Review, Part 2

What follows is the second part of a three-part guide to the important checkpoints in an aquatics facility, whether indoors or outdoors, to help ensure safety. Part 1, which ran in the February issue, focused on structures and the pool … Continue reading

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Safety and Risk Management Checklist

Indoor and Outdoor Aquatic Facilities Related Article: Aquatic Safety Review, Part 1 1. Establish a worksite commitment to safety and risk management. • Administration contribution includes working collaboratively with employees on policy development, adequate resource allocation, and policy implementation. • … Continue reading

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Aquatic Safety Review, Part 1

A recent trend by some companies is to only report safety issues when more than several people have been hurt and only when the sum total of insurance claims are greater than the cost of fixing the problem. Related Article: … Continue reading

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Seven Steps to Security

Years ago I had the pleasure of working for Rev. Richard Chamberlain, Director of Camp Merrowvista (an American Youth Foundation Camp) in Ossipee, N.H. One of my early values in camp management came from Dick (a former President of the … Continue reading

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