Complete this form after each quarterly Pool Emergency Responder (PER) refresher training session, in line with the STA PER Ongoing Training and Competency Assessment (OTCA) guidance. All PER topic sections are mandatory each quarter; the pool plant section is optional.
Use this as your session plan before you start. Every PER area below must be covered each quarter – you will tick each topic off later in this form. The pool plant refresher at the end is an optional extra if time allows.
1. Legislation & procedures — legislation, company policies and consequences, Pool Safety Operating Procedures (PSOP – NOP & EAP), risk assessment, and swimming pool hazards.
2. CPR — primary survey (DR<C>ABC), adult sudden collapse CPR, adult drowning CPR, CPR with more than one rescuer, pocket masks and face shields, problems with resuscitation, when to stop CPR, and use of a training AED (STA recommends an AED in every session).
3. First aid – choking — choking management for adult, child and infant casualties.
4. Pool rescue skills (in-water practical) — types of rescue, water entries, casualty recognition, poolside rescues, in-water rescues, non-contact and contact tows, unconscious casualty rescue, team lift, safe exits, and incident management.
Optional: pool plant refresher — backwashing, dosing systems, PPE, chemical storage & COSHH, and plant room emergency shutdown.
STA guidance: include a ‘real life’ scenario and site-specific content in every session, with rescuers demonstrating skills in their normal work clothing.
