This article was published in the September edition of Recreation Management

What would you do if, let’s say, your knee really hurt? You’d go to the doctor. Or when those headaches won’t go away? You’d go to the doctor. But what about when you’re feeling great? We typically don’t make a point to spend our time at a doctor’s office getting a checkup if everything seems fine.

Public venues were upended when COVID-19 hit in 2020. Commercial pools were no exception. The pandemic sent aquatic facility managers scrambling to find ways to maintain their shuttered pools and spas as well as those with limited use.

As the world continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, service companies and professionals in the aquatic industry are faced with a long list of challenges just to maintain business continuity.

As the manufacturer of the Accu-Tab^® chlorination system for use in safeguarding recreational water, wastewater, potable and process water, Westlake Water Solutions stands alongside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to raise awareness around water transmission and COVID-19.

Aquatic facilities are frequently challenged to safely manage their pools and spas in the face of recurrent employee turnover and part time help during the summer months.

It isn’t just lifeguards enforcing a “no running by the pool” policy that helps to keep aquatic facilities safe.

In addition to enforcing common rules and regulations that swimmers have come to know for years, your part-time summer aquatic facility staff should have an in-depth understanding of the proper handling and use of pool chemicals in order to maintain a safe operation.