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ZAP
Safety Culture at Continental Pools, Inc.
Accidents are preventable, and unacceptable in today's work environment. Therefore, Continental Pools, Inc. (CPI) is committed to an accident free work environment under the guidelines of our "Zero Accident Philosophy" or "ZAP" for short. CPI is dedicated to the goal of eliminating all swimming pool incidents and workplace injuries. We will achieve this goal by continuously and systematically improving our safety awareness, providing consistent training, reducing hazards, and modifying unsafe behaviors. Safety is everything to us at CPI; and it's peace of mind for you, the client and employee, knowing you're doing what's right.
CPI is responsible for promoting a culture of safety at all of our swimming pools and work sites. We encourage accident prevention and continually strive to improve our safety performance.
All employees have a personal responsibility to understand, promote, and follow safe practices to ensure that their actions will not cause incident or injury to themselves or to others. Working together effectively requires knowledge and understanding of procedures, safe ways of lifeguarding, consistent training, safety awareness and proper attitudes.
CPI's annual lifeguard training program, which includes safety rules and procedures, has been prepared to serve as protocol to help all lifeguards provide a safe environment.
Safety Auditors conduct unannounced inspections of the workplace environment and they will be rewarding positive safety behavior with our "ZAP" wristbands.
Regional Managers also will be rewarding positive safety behavior with our "ZAP" wristbands. The Regional Managers will also take into account the overall safety of your facility, health department compliance and correctable physical hazards.
Supervisors and the staffing department will work together on this. Supervisors can nominate up 5 "ZAP" recipients per week to the staffing department for positive safety behavior. We will be looking for staff that is following the schedule to maintain the pool as fully staffed at all times, opening the pool safely by preparing the facility and working faithfully towards the goal of overall safety and following site specific safety rules. Employees are also responsible to notify their supervisor of potential or existing hazards to health or safety.
Our staff wears the "ZAP" wristbands proudly, because it is they "the safe employees" who makes the difference in the real lives of people in our care. The "ZAP" wristband reward also registers them for monthly drawings to win prizes throughout the summer.
The chances to win "ZAP" Summer Rewards will on be:
- June 15th
- June 30th
- July 15th
- July 30t
- August 15th
- August 30th
- and the Grand Prize on Sept. 15
The more wristbands each employee receives, the better chance they have of winning because each wristband equals an entry in the drawing. That's 7 chances to win. If you win a reward in the first drawing, great; because your still eligible for more rewards in future drawings. The rewards will be popular and varied. Here are some examples:
- Apple iPod
- Digital Camera
- Gift Certificates
- Portable DVD Players
- Palm Handheld
- MP3 Players
- Digital Picture Frame
- External Hard Drive
Grand Prize- Lap Top Computer
So remember, it's simple, our goal is to be safe at our pools. When positive safety behavior and attitudes are recognized, we give out the wristband and an entry in the Summer Rewards drawing. Sure, there's something in it for the lifeguards. But who will really benefits from our extra effort?
The people in our care.
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