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Understanding OSHA’s New Silica Requirement

Posted on August 7, 2018 by PoolPro

Keep your on-site guys safe from respiratory issues By Keith Loria Inhalation of respirable crystalline silica is dangerous and could even be life threatening. It is estimated that approximately 2.3 million U.S. workers are exposed to respirable silica dust at work each year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Pool Ops Cristobalite, Crystalline silica, OSHA, pool operations, Silica Requirement, tridymite

Go Big Or Go Home

Posted on August 7, 2018 by PoolPro

How Dealers Handle Pro Sports Pools By Seraine Page Jack Manilla, CEO of Portofino Pools, lives and breathes sports. “I’m an avid NFL fan,” says Manilla, who grew up hearing sports on a portable radio in western Pennsylvania. He remembers his dad simultaneously listening to the radio while reading the

Posted in Current Issue, Features fan pool, Frisco RoughRiders, Gold Medal Pools, Jacksonville Jaguars, Paramount Pool & Spa Systems, Portofino Pools, stadium pool

Don’t Spring a Leak

Posted on August 7, 2018 by PoolPro

Finishes and practices for making pool structures as watertight as possible By Michelle L. Cramer Though a concrete pool structure will never be 100 percent watertight, achieving an adequately sealed pool requires reliable materials and techniques. Steve Goodale, owner of SwimmingPoolSteve.com and a swimming pool specialist in Ontario, Canada, points out that

Posted in Current Issue, Features glass pool, laticrete, Lunada Bay Tile, National Pool Group, pool finishes, pool sealant, swimming pool steve, tile pool, waterproofing

Building a Name for Namco Again

Posted on June 26, 2018 by PoolPro

New ownership brings previous employees on board with a shared vision for a prosperous future By Michelle L. Cramer Dominic Radocchia had a vision when he opened Connecticut-based Namco in 1962 — a vision that spanned more than four-decades. His family-run pool and spa retail business grew to more than

Posted in Departments, News acquisition, Namco, northeast, pool retail, retail

What is the goal?

Posted on May 16, 2018 by PoolPro

by Michael Shebek, Automatic Pool Covers Inc., Westfield, Indiana Most business owners in the pool and spa industry know, formally or informally, what their business goals are for every season. However, it is challenging to make sure every employee at their company can state those goals at a moments notice.

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