NASCO Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance 5

Question 1

A staff member is injured while performing a rescue. Which type of insurance coverage would apply to their medical expenses and lost wages?

Accepted Answer

Workers' compensation insurance

Answer

Workers' compensation insurance covers medical expenses and lost wages for employees injured in the course of their employment.

Question 2

An aquatic facility's 'standard of care' is most directly determined by:

Accepted Answer

What a reasonably prudent aquatic professional would do under the same circumstances

Answer

The legal standard of care is defined as what a reasonable, prudent professional with similar training and in similar circumstances would have done.

Question 3

Under OSHA's Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) standard, an aquatic facility must follow LOTO procedures when:

Accepted Answer

Servicing or maintaining pool equipment where unexpected startup could injure a worker

Answer

OSHA's LOTO standard (29 CFR 1910.147) applies whenever workers service or maintain equipment where unexpected energization or startup could cause injury.

Question 4

A patron who signs a waiver acknowledging they understand the inherent risks of swimming is covered by which legal defense if they are subsequently injured by a known risk?

Accepted Answer

Assumption of risk

Answer

The 'assumption of risk' doctrine can protect a facility when a patron voluntarily accepts the inherent dangers of an activity after being informed of them.

Question 5

Which federal law requires public aquatic facilities built or altered after January 31, 2013 to have at least two accessible means of entry into pools with 300 linear feet of wall or more?

Accepted Answer

ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010)

Answer

The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, which took effect for compliance on January 31, 2013, require two accessible entry points for larger pools.

(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 5