William L. Shuman's Page

"Kimberly, I use Dolphins..mid range cost, easy to use and repair (by myself or the selling pool company). Usually about 5-7 years with average care and abuse. (like the sand in the filter...LOL). I do have one "old timer" Dolphin..just…"

"Bob, I guess checking my "old" CPO workbooks (circa 1998) would not be helpful..LOL (Ah, the good old days...). I believe there was a formula used for square footage/area and depth for shallow and deep water capacity calculations. I may…"

"Bryce, Simply, if a child is in the water (main pool) wearing a lifejacket or floaties...I will look for the adult supervising that child. If there is not one, then my LGs are instructed to direct and/or remove the child from the water. The back-up…"

"YES!!! Absolutely! RUN, do not walk to the nearest telephone and call the area ARC Chapter and report your findings. They will do an investigation, most likely contact the students, as well as the instructor involved. If there is an issue, the ARC…"

"I simply would use this approach... You can not sit down at someone else's table and start eating their food without their permission. Therefore, if you are at my pool, you can not take pictures of anyone without their permission. There is a…"

"USCG lifejackets are always allowed, but I do not provide them at any of my facilities. As Joe Andrews and others have already stated, a lifejacket is not a substitute for "direct supervision of a non-swimmer by a parent of guardian." I…"

"WOW!!! Reminds me of the early days when I was just starting out as an lifeguard (LG) in the mid 60s...and you do all of that on the day of a pre-employment? To be honest, I do trust whoever trained, tested, certified, and gave the Lifeguarding card…"

"15-20 minutes out of ever hour...All kids out of the water! Adult Swim! Kids get a break, go the bathroom, and rest....Lifeguards (LGs) rotate to rest periods (one LG remains on the pool for every 25 patrons), other LGs do secondary duies,…"

"Who certified your girl friend? Ellis or American Red Cross (ARC)? If it was ARC, have her contact the local ARC chapter's Health and Safety Director and ask for the local ARC Lifeguard Standards and Pool Facility Recommendations. Have her take…"

"YES, that is what your pressure valves are desiged to do..prevent pool form pop up! With that response, I would seriously consider finding another contractor!!! If the ground is kept wet around the pool form and the pool form is not totally empty…"

"I do recommend the traditional red and white for my lifeguards (LGs). As someone else has noted already, the color combination is immediately identifiable at the pool and establishes a look of professionalism. I go one step farther is using the…"

"One of the requirements of a basic lifeguard (LG) with a RED "Guard" baseball cap to move up the supervisory "chain of command" in my company to Head Guard (HG), Head Guard Supervisor (HGS), and Manager (MGR), etc is to complete…"