NASCO Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance 4

Question 1

A facility's emergency action plan (EAP) should be rehearsed with all staff how often at minimum?

Accepted Answer

At the start of each operating season and whenever staffing changes significantly

Answer

Best practices and NASCO guidelines recommend practicing the EAP at the start of each season and after significant staffing changes to ensure all staff know their roles.

Question 2

Under Title III of the ADA, aquatic facilities that are 'places of public accommodation' are required to:

Accepted Answer

Remove barriers to access where it is readily achievable

Answer

Title III requires places of public accommodation to remove architectural barriers to access where doing so is 'readily achievable' (easily accomplishable without much difficulty or expense).

Question 3

A facility manager discovers that a lifeguard falsified their certification documentation. Beyond termination, what is the MOST important immediate risk management step?

Accepted Answer

Notify the certifying organization and document the discovery

Answer

Notifying the certifying organization and creating a complete documented record protects the facility legally and ensures the fraudulent certification is invalidated.

Question 4

Which legal concept describes the obligation of an aquatic facility to warn patrons about known hazards they may not be aware of, such as a newly repaired slippery tile?

Accepted Answer

Duty to warn

Answer

The 'duty to warn' obligates facilities to notify patrons of non-obvious hazards that the facility knows about but the patron might not.

Question 5

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act was enacted primarily in response to what type of drowning hazard?

Accepted Answer

Suction entrapment from pool and spa drains

Answer

The VGB Act was enacted in 2007 specifically to address suction entrapment deaths caused by pool and spa drain covers that failed to meet safety standards.

(NASCO) National Aquatic Safety Company Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Practice Test

(NASCO) National Aquatic Safety Company Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Practice Test

NASCO Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance 4