Presentations
Aquatic Safety Research
Group offers a wide variety of lectures and presentations which can
be custom tailored to meet the needs of your particular audience. We
believe we can address just about every water safety concern you may
have. If you have a specific topic which you need addressed,
contact
us to see how we can develop a program to help meet your needs!
Keynote Sessions
Top Ten Tips for Success
After 35 years of teaching, coaching and acquiring advanced
degrees from three major Universities, Tom Griffiths, Ed.D. looks
forward to sharing with other professionals what he learned from his
mentors, teachers, students and athletes. Unlike other “warm and fuzzy”
motivational that sound good but offer few realistic and practical
strategies, Dr. Tom provides practical and achievable steps that will
assist you being a more productive person and professional. From
organizing your day to focusing on what is most important, including
what to read and how to act in the workplace, Dr. Tom can help through
his own past failures and successes. Listen to the professional who has
produced four DVDs, published six
textbooks, written more than 300
articles and have developed numerous water safety products.
You CAN Make A Difference
Sit back, relax and listen how to an Apple Farmer in New Jersey, who did
not know how to swim, taught Tom Griffiths everything he needed to know
about Aquatic Risk Management. Starting his aquatic career as a
paperboy, picking up papers on a beach for $0.25 hour, little Tommy was
valuably mentored by Lifeguards and Managers who took the time to point
him in the right directions. Reminisce with Tom about how water safety
used to be and how we can learn from the past. Sadly, Laurel Lake where
Tommy learned his trade in the 1960's succumbed to urban sprawl in the
1980's. Learn how to save and renovate our aquatic facilities. This
presentation will convince you that you too can make a difference in the
lives of others.
Lifeguarding
Why Lifeguards Continue to Fail
Properly trained and supervised lifeguards prevent accidents and save
lives. But even the best lifeguards can fail, and in seconds a life can
be lost. Defending lifeguard actions when a young child drowns in a
crystal clear swimming pool has been challenging. But now we know that
Body Blindness and other factors contribute to why lifeguards fail to
see the obvious. If you manage lifeguards, this is a session you don't
want to miss.
Psychology of Lifeguarding
Malsow's Hierarchy of Needs, Flow Theory, Circadian Rhythms, The Law of
Association, and the Inverted "U" all help to explain how to motivate
young lifeguards and keep them on task. No, you have not heard this
before. This is vital material not found in water safety texts.
The Five Minute Scanning Strategy
A simple yet effective surveillance system that will improve the
effectiveness of lifeguards on duty. Research based and field tested
with thousands of lifeguards, this system improves the attention and
concentration while reducing
boredom of lifeguards on duty. The
technique calls for a significant change in posture, position and eye
pattern every five minutes along with a safety check every five minutes
while on duty. The presentation is supplemented with DVD and has led
to the development of a whole new type of lifeguard stations.
Beach and Pool Management
The Seven Simple Safety Tips for Beaches
Beach safety is a complex topic, but with these seven tips,
you'll be off to a great start! Whether you manage a pond, river, lake
or ocean this lecture is meant for you. Both guarded and unguarded
beaches will benefit from these practical and
affordable risk management
strategies that really work and are specifically intended for open-water
areas.
Seven Deadly Sins of Aquatic Facilities
Aquatic Risk Management can be a comprehensive and burdensome task.
Often, when too much time is spent on a variety of risk management
issues, the biggest concerns and risks are overlooked. This presentation
specifically addresses seven of your worst nightmares in aquatic
facilities today. While each of the seven may not be deadly, they can
kill an aquatic program with poor Public Relations.
Simple Solutions to Common Pool Problems
Cloudy Water??? Green Water??? Smelly Water??? Not to worry, this
presentation attempts to aid attendees in quickly and easily identifying
the most common pool and spa problems that face our industry. By using
one’s senses, attendees will be taught how to find the cause of each of
the problems listed and then how to correct them. The presentation is a
rapid fire trouble shooting guide for those who wish to become better
pool operators and managers
without taking a two-day course. Chemistry,
filtration and circulation are all covered in this talk that proves to
be highly informative and entertaining.
Aquatic Management and Supervision by the Clock
This presentation encourages the "MBWA" approach to Aquatic
Management and Supervision, that is Management by Walking Around. With
the help of simple "walkabouts" and management checks every 30 minutes,
you can significantly improve the safety and enjoyment of your aquatic
facilities.
Risk Management
Silent But Deadly: Shallow Water Blackout
A significant increase in "shallow water blackout" deaths appears to be
occurring in pools around the world. Shallow water blackout combines
hyperventilation with competitive, repetitive breath-holding
and/or
underwater swimming. Shallow water blackout most often occurs to the
best athletes and high achievers, making this dangerous activity
difficult to detect and prevent. Military swimmers often succumb to this
shocking and sudden death. Victims often die due to seizures and cardiac
arrest, not just simple drowning. Learn the vitally important
psychological and physiological causes of shallow water blackout and how
to prevent it in your pool.
Safety Tips
Aquatic Risk Management can be an cumbersome and comprehensive task.
Simplify your safety audits and consider these Top 10 Safety issues
first. Both new ideas in aquatic safety as well as the old standbys will
be discussed, helping you to significantly reduce the number of
accidents at your facility.
Real Aquatic Court Cases
Most court cases settle before trial and the underlying facts and
circumstances are rarely shared with aquatic professionals. Revealing
the actual facts provides extremely valuable insights for running safer
aquatic facilities and avoiding, as well as defending, lawsuits. These
surprising verdicts and settlements will underscore
the importance of
safety at all aquatic venues.
Risk Management - Just Another Day at the Ball Park
A unique and creative look at Risk Management through the use
of the game of baseball. Cover all the bases of Risk Management through
the use of this entertaining model that alternates between very
sophisticated models and very practical models of Risk Management.
Participating in this presentation will allow you to score lots of runs
and maybe a grand slam in the game of Risk Management.