Beyond Lifeguards outlines layers of protection for preventing drownings, including lifeguards, codes of conduct, and changing behaviors. It discusses the need for lifeguards to be rescue ready, positioned to protect, and focused on safety by actively scanning water areas. The presentation advocates stopping the practice of asking lifeguards to look for drowning victims and instead emphasizes multiple protective layers through codes and empowering lifeguards.

1. Beyond
Lifeguards: Layers
of Protection
National Drowning Prevention
Alliance Annual Symposium,
2013
Gareth Hedges,
Associate General Counsel
The Redwoods Group
March 15, 2013

2. Wednesday, June 6, 2012

11. YMCA of Greater Kansas City

21. Does this Change
Lifeguard Behavior?

22. Code of Conduct
1. Rescue Ready
2. Positioned to Protect
3. Focused on Safety
4. Actively Scanning
5. Empowered to Protect

23. “We cannot solve our problems with
the same thinking we used when we
created them.”
them.”
- Albert
Einstein

24. Stop Asking Lifeguards
to Look For Drowning
Victims

25. 1950 2009

26. Layers of Protection

27. Success is Hard
Rovio,
Rovio, creator of Angry Birds, created 50 games that failed before
the 1 that succeeded.