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Category: Lifeguard
Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off The 2011 Summer Pool Season
While summer doesn’t officially start until mid-June, Memorial Day Weekend traditionally marks the un-official start to the summer season. American Pool Enterprises, Inc. opened an additional 1,500 commercial pools this past weekend and are currently employing more than 5,000 lifeguards, … Continue reading
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NEW Customer Resources for Lifeguard Recruiting | Summer 2011
Do you know anyone who wants to be a lifeguard this summer? Recruit your family, friends, neighbors or residents in your community! You can direct anyone who may be interested in a summer job as a lifeguard with American Pool to … Continue reading
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Pool Safely Campaign Set to Heat Up in 2011
Last year the Consumer Product Safety Commission unveiled this multifaceted campaign to promote pool safety and the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. Working with PR firm Widmeyer Communications, the campaign has sought to reach consumers nationwide with a clear message: Simple steps save lives. To further the effort, CPSC awarded a number of grants in November 2010. Continue reading
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Save the Date to Save a Life!
Join the American Red Cross as we host the Gabrielle Giffords Honorary Save-a-Life Saturday on March 19, 2011.
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Improve Your Resume with American Pool
American Pool Enterises Inc. (www.americanpool.com), through it’s Lifeguarding Division (www.guardforlife.com) will be hiring over 5,000 lifeguards this summer? The great thing is that you don’t even have to be a certified lifeguard to apply either, because we offer training programs … Continue reading
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The Next Generation of Red Cross Training
Become a Red Cross Instructor // To become trained as a Red Cross instructor, please contact Sabraya Ghale (sghale@americanpool.com) if you are in the following states: New Jersey Georgia North Carolina Maryland Delaware New York Pennsylvania District of Columbia Virginia … Continue reading
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American Red Cross CPR certification extended to two years
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/dec/31/crp-certification-extended-to-two-years-instead/ By Richard Gootee , Evansville Courier & Press Posted December 31, 2010 at 10:31 p.m Starting this year, people who receive CPR training from the American Red Cross will be certified for two years instead of one. It’s a … Continue reading
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American Lifeguard Association – First Aid & CPR Assist App
An emergency first aid situation can be as simple as a scraped leg, to as nerve wrecking and scary as a sudden cardiac arrest. Be it at the office, on the road or in the comforts of your home, First … Continue reading
Rescues show value of lifeguard role
BY JACQUI JONES 29 Dec, 2010 04:00 AM Keeping Newcastle’s beaches safe has made 2010 a busy year for city lifeguards. Beach inspectors performed hundreds of rescues and attended thousands of calls for help. A Newcastle City Council report shows … Continue reading
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Just Say No! to Texting on Duty
An issue that has attracted significant media attention this year is the distressing trend of lifeguards being “caught” texting, talking on, or otherwise being distracted by cell phones and other electronic devices while on duty. Of course, this causes great … Continue reading
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