LGOIMA Request Details: LG1829
Date received: 06/03/2019
Requested information: Incident reports for two incidents at the MAC
Status: Complete
Date responded: 27/03/2019
Response:
Q. Your answer doesn’t suffice, the pool depth is well below the minimum depth for diving & no other pool would do this.
A.The pool ‘shallow-end’ depth is 1.05m plus 30 cm from water level to top of the bulkhead. This is within FINA regulations for platform diving.
Q. Does your lifeguard know that them along with the pool, council would have been liable if something went wrong. Can I please see these rules & guidelines that allow diving from the shallow depth end of your pool,
A. see attachment 1. “Experienced swimmers may dive at their discretion, but keep a watchful eye.” The school principal and staff were present and deemed the children were competent to dive in the shallow end.
Q. I would also like to see copy of your hazard register as I want to see your method of mitigation for swimmers diving & hitting the bottom of the pool.
A. Attachment 2. Please note that this contains just the risks that relate to diving.
Q. I would also like to see the incident reports from the two other situations I was made aware of last night.
- the backstroke flags were not installed even when asked for & one on the kids hit their head hard on the finish wall .
- One older kids had to go in the pool to rescue a kid that was going under.
A. As Nicky advised there were no incidents reported or recorded at this event, either by lifeguards or school staff.
We trust this answers the questions you have raised.
A.The pool ‘shallow-end’ depth is 1.05m plus 30 cm from water level to top of the bulkhead. This is within FINA regulations for platform diving.
Q. Does your lifeguard know that them along with the pool, council would have been liable if something went wrong. Can I please see these rules & guidelines that allow diving from the shallow depth end of your pool,
A. see attachment 1. “Experienced swimmers may dive at their discretion, but keep a watchful eye.” The school principal and staff were present and deemed the children were competent to dive in the shallow end.
Q. I would also like to see copy of your hazard register as I want to see your method of mitigation for swimmers diving & hitting the bottom of the pool.
A. Attachment 2. Please note that this contains just the risks that relate to diving.
Q. I would also like to see the incident reports from the two other situations I was made aware of last night.
- the backstroke flags were not installed even when asked for & one on the kids hit their head hard on the finish wall .
- One older kids had to go in the pool to rescue a kid that was going under.
A. As Nicky advised there were no incidents reported or recorded at this event, either by lifeguards or school staff.
We trust this answers the questions you have raised.