St. Peters Lifeguards Earn Prestigious Award
June 6, 2011
St. Peters, MO
International aquatic safety and risk management consultants Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc. recently awarded the City of St. Peters’ Rec-Plex lifeguards with the firm’s 2010 Gold International Aquatic Safety Award for meeting the highest degree of swimmer protection.
“I am very proud of our staff of lifeguards for their commitment to their duties,” said Mayor Len Pagano. “These lifeguards work and train hard to ensure the safety of our residents and the public when they use our swimming facilities. They earned this recognition because of their dedication.”
Ellis & Associates presents International Aquatic Safety Awards annually to facilities that consistently exceed industry standards in risk management and aquatic safety excellence. The firm gives out the Gold International award only to facilities who show in random, unannounced visits that they are providing the highest degree of swimmer protection in the aquatics industry.
“I am very proud of our lifeguard staff for their dedication and continuous proactive efforts to ensure the safety of our patrons,” said Brian Bacyinski, Rec-Plex Recreation Superintendent.
St. Peters’ lifeguards are on duty at the Rec-Plex’s indoor pools as well as in three outdoor pools—Laurel Park, Golf & Recreation Center and Nob Hill Pool. As part of a Comprehensive Aquatic Risk Management Program, Ellis & Associates shows up at St. Peters pools for a series of random, unannounced Aquatic Facility Operational Safety Audits throughout the year. The audits include evaluating individual lifeguards on their professional effort through undercover video surveillance, evaluation of individual and team basic life support and rescue skills, and evaluating the effectiveness of established Emergency Action Plans. Administrative, supervisory and facility evaluations are also performed.
“It is apparent that the entire staff embodies the idea of setting the standard in aquatic safety, and swimmers who frequent this aquatic facility are afforded the highest degree of swimmer protection currently available for the aquatic industry,” said Richard A. Carroll, Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc. Senior Vice President and COO.
From the City of St. Peters, MO
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