NJRPA Aquatics Section Annual Meeting and Workshop

NJRPA Aquatics Section Annual Meeting and Workshop

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

East Brunswick’s Heavenly Farms Arts Center

721 Cranbury Road

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Meeting through Education Sessions is from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

9:30 AM – 12 Noon – Business Meeting, Updates on legislation, regulations, annual survey results

12 Noon – 1:00 PM – Lunch included in a Roundtable format

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Aquatics Best Practices- Reducing Liability by Supporting Lifeguards .1 CEU

Presenter: Christine Palma, General Manager OC Waterpark & Adventure Golf

The focus of this program is to highlight best practices that can be done to reduce liability in aquatic facilities by all levels of management. The session will include identification of areas of risk to our guests and our staff in the aquatic environment. Examples of how we can best support our staff with proper training, equipment and policies. Suggestions for how to best represent your budgets to your decision makers when it comes to the need for the proper equipment, staffing levels, training opportunities and political support.

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM – Planning for the Worst by Preparing our Staff .1 CEU

Presenter: Chief Frank LoSacco, East Brunswick Police Department

It’s not IF, it’s WHEN! This session will focus on planning for the worst by preparing our staff to be vigilant. In addition to discussing what makes a strong Emergency Action/Operations Plan, Chief LoSacco will discuss topics such as dealing with active shooters, fights, angry/drunk guests, drug overdoses, large crowd evacuations and weather emergencies. The presentation will help provide some best practices for participants to bring home and update their own EAP with aquatic venues in mind.