Supervision Assessment

From 1st September 2019, the revised Supervision Section of the RLSSA Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation (GSPO) became effective across South Australia aquatic facilities. Due to the complexity and importance of providing appropriate levels of supervision at public pools, RLS SA have introduced a new Supervision Assessment to support facilities and identify areas for improvement with regards to management systems and complete compliance with the new supervision guidelines.

The Supervision Assessment will review a facility’s Supervision Risk Assessment, Risk Management Framework and Lifeguard Deployment / Supervision Plan against the provisions set out in the Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations – Supervision and Risk Management sections as well as relevant sections of ISO 31000:2018 – Guidelines for Risk Management. Once complete, facilities are provided with: i) practical feedback and advice regarding their level of compliance with the guidelines and standards; ii) a sample risk treatment plan; iii) dead-water maps / line of sight analysis; and, iv) a Mystery Guest Visit to assess how well the staff adhere to the Supervision Plan / Lifeguard Deployment.

Service Cost - $180 per hour