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Avoiding Pump Room Hazards

Posted on January 2, 2020 by PoolPro

Pool professionals offer tips for proper pump room ventilation and safetyBy David Conrads Numerous hazards lurk within the walls of the swimming pool pump room, toxic chemical fumes and carbon monoxide chief among them. In some commercial properties — apartment complexes, condominiums, hotels, country clubs and the like — the

Posted in Commercial, Current Issue, Departments American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Aquatic Facility Training & Consultants, Fluid Dynamics Pool and Spa, International Swimming Pool & Spa Code, ISPSC, Lakeview Aquatic Consultants, MAHC, Model Aquatic Health Code, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA

Sweeten the Deal

Posted on November 1, 2019 by PoolPro

How to grow your commercial clienteleBy Hannah Brashers Alan Smith Pools in Southern California began focusing on commercial growth during the 2008 recession. During an economic crisis, not as many residential customers can afford pool installation and upkeep, but that’s not typically the case with commercial pools. For many in

Posted in Commercial, Departments Alan Smith Pools, commercial division, commercial maintenance, commercial pool service, commercial pools, Langley & Taylor, Millennium Pool Service

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, 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

Chlorine Gas Cloud Injuries at Public Pools

Posted on June 10, 2019 by PoolPro

Preventing accidental bather exposureBy Rudy Stankowitz If you go into your search engine and type “pool accident chlorine gas” in the news tab, you will see nearly 3,000 results within seconds — headlines such as “At least 35 people at San Jose swimming pool exposed to dangerous chemical mix.” Chlorine

Posted in Commercial, Departments American Chemistry Council, chlorine gas cloud, world aquatic health conference

Seal of Approval

Posted on April 8, 2019 by PoolPro

How pool companies are helping their employees get CPO and PPSO certificationBy Keith Loria Aquatic activity in healthy water is increasingly on the public’s radar. Today, most health departments require commercial pool technicians to have the Certified Pool Operator Certification from the National Swimming Pool Foundation. Michelle Kavanaugh, mission development

Posted in Commercial, Departments APSP, Association of Pool & Spa Professionals, certified pool operator certification, CPO certification, National Swimming Pool Foundation, NSPF, PPSO course, professional pool and spa operator