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We Are All Responsible

Posted on August 12, 2019 by PoolPro

I get on my soapbox about safety We’ve really been on a theme kick in 2019, and for this issue it’s safety. The interesting thing about our industry is that when you talk about safety you’ve got two areas to cover — workplace safety and customer safety. When I started working

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Welcome swimming pool safety

Protecting the Public

Posted on August 5, 2019 by PoolPro

Pool service techs have a vital role in drowning prevention at commercial swimming poolsBy Michelle L. Cramer When it comes to commercial swimming pools, the service tech is one of many layers of protection in and around the pool, says Katie Crysdale, principal of Lakeview Aquatic Consultants, Ltd., in Calgary,

Posted in Commercial, Current Issue, Departments Aquatic Facility Training & Consultants, commercial pool service, drowning prevention, Lakeview Aquatic Consultants, Langelier Saturation Index, measuring NTUs, nephelometric turbidity units, NSF International, Rudy Stankowitz, Virginia Graeme Baker

Chemicals on Board

Posted on August 5, 2019 by PoolPro

Take these precautions before transporting industry-grade substanceBy Kandice Matteson In an industry with little room for error, a pool service technician’s knowledge is crucial to safely transporting hazardous materials. Danny Brodersen, commercial service manager at Millennium Pools in Springfield, Virginia, says this starts with awareness for what is being transported,

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Service chemical transportation, Department of Transportation, hazardous materials, Material Safety Data Sheet, OSHA

Servicing High-End Pools, Part 4

Posted on August 5, 2019 by PoolPro

Hydraulics: The systems that bring pools to lifeBy Andrew Lisa The spillover edges, waterfalls and other goodies that lend luxury to infinity pools and other exotic builds wouldn’t be possible without powerful and precise hydraulic systems. Those systems — like everything else — require maintenance and service, but they’re complex,

Posted in Builder, Current Issue, Departments high-end pools, hydraulic systems, infinity edge, servicing pools

Forever a Pool Finisher

Posted on August 5, 2019 by PoolPro

Work ethic, diversification and thinking ahead prime company for successBy Michelle L. CramerPhotography By Tommy Ton You don’t really know what work ethic looks like until you meet Alan Smith, CEO and co-owner of Alan Smith Pools in Orange, California. Smith graduated high school early in 1974 and, on his

Posted in At The Shop, Current Issue, Departments Alan Smith Pool Plastering, Alan Smith Pools