Our Staff
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10 Areas of Focus When Creating a Safety and Wellness Program
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Sample Lifeguard Scenarios for Camp
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12- and 15-Passenger Vans: Updating our Position
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A Checklist for Assessing Damage
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A Message From Our Leadership to Yours: Building a Culture of Safety
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Abuse Prevention Scenarios
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ADA Checklist
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AED Awareness
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AED Inspection Log
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AEDs and Oxygen in the Aquatic Environment
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AEDs in the Camp Environment
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Inside the Deposition: A Mock Experience
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Aquatic Drill Debrief Questions with Lifeguards
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Aquatic DROP Drills: A Guide for Unannounced Drills
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Aquatic Entrapment: Prevention Strategies for Pools and Spas
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Aquatic Facilitated Discussions (2019)
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Aquatic Safety for Populations with Special Healthcare Needs
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Aquatic Safety “If/Then” Statements
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Aquatic Safety Quick Check
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Aquatic Safety Trends from 2018
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Aquatic Safety: Key Questions to Consider
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Aquatics Director Toolkit
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Aquatics Recruitment and Retention Strategies
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Bathroom Supervision Guidance
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BBP: What To Do After an Exposure
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Beating the Heat
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Behavior Management Online Training: Overview & Facilitator Guide
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Behavior Management Short Activity: Shared Triggers
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Bloodborne Pathogens and the Hepatitis B Vaccine: Protecting Your Staff
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Boys & Girls Club Sample Policies
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Breath Holding and Shallow Water Blackout
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Building an Aquatics Emergency Action Plan: Questions to Consider
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Building Pipelines and Career Paths
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Bullying at Camp: Short Activity
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Bullying in After-School Programs: Short Activity
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Bullying Versus Conflict
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Bullying Versus Conflict Scenarios
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Bus Supervision: When Small Spaces Create Large Risks
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Camera FAQ & Sample Review Checklist
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Camp Activity Area Quick Check
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Camp Counselor Quick Check
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Camp Counselors’ Role Around the Water
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Camp in an Age of Wildfire
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Camp Safety Tip Video Series
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Camp Safety Training (2015)
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Camp Safety Training (2013)
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Camp Safety Trainings & Facilitator’s Guides (2018)
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Camp Staff or Volunteer Child Abuse Prevention Code of Conduct
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Camper Code of Conduct
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Cardio Floor Quick Check
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Career Pathing and Engagement: How Investing in Staff Can Boost Retention
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Catalytic Converter Theft
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CEO to CEO Conversation (June 2020)
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Challenge Course & Climbing Wall Quick Check
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Challenge Course Inspections
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Checklist for Evaluating Your Test. Mark. Protect. Policy
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Checklist for Preventing Slips and Falls on Pool Decks
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Checklist to Prepare Your Vehicles for Winter Driving
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Chemical Safety
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Child Abuse Prevention Code of Conduct
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Child Abuse Prevention Plan
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Child Care Quick Check
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Child Safe Environment Handout
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Child Sexual Abuse Prevention for Volunteers Online Training Overview
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Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Short Activity: Web of Prevention
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Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Online Training: Overview & Discussion Questions
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Climbing Safety Video Series
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Cold Weather Injuries
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Considerations for Backcountry Trips During COVID-19
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Considerations & Best Practices for Open-Door/Safe Passage Policies at Clubs
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Considerations & Best Practices When Running Family Camp During COVID
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Controlling the Risk of Infection: Cameras, Cleaning and Other Layers of Protection
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Convening Aquatics Professionals Ahead of the Summer (2023)
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Convening Aquatics Professionals: Aquatic Safety at Camp
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Convening Aquatics Professionals: Back to the Basics
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Convening Aquatics Professionals: Child Abuse Prevention in the Aquatics Setting
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Convening Aquatics Professionals: Implementing Robust In-Service Trainings
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Convening Aquatics Professionals: Summer Insights & Observations (2023)
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Convening Clubs in COVID Times
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Convening Health and Wellness Professionals in COVID Times
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Convening HR Professionals in COVID Times
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Counselors’ Role Around the Water One-Pager
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COVID-19 BI Claims & Coverage for Food Contamination & Communicable Disease
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COVID-19 Staff Return to Work Questionnaire
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COVID-19 Warning Signs
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COVID-19 Warning Signs in Spanish
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COVID-19: Coverage Questions
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COVID-19: Facility Closure Guidance
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Creating a Safety Mindset at Your Organization
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Creating an Action Plan
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Crisis Response Communications
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Crisis Response Planning
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Critical Job Interview Techniques for Creating Safe Organizations
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Designated Medical Provider Protocol
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Discussing Aquatics in COVID Times
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Distracted Driving
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Driver Selection and Control
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Driver Skill Verification
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Educating Staff on Your Abuse Prevention Policies & Procedures
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Effective Use of Return-to-Work / Light Duty Opportunities
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Elevation Safety: Key Recommendations
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Emergency Action Plan: Evacuation and Relocating Sites
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Emergency Action Plan: Severe Weather
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Employee Referral for Medical Treatment
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Employee Safety at Camp (Summer 2021)
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Employee Safety Videos
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Engaged Supervision Short Activity: Piecing Together the Puzzle
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Engaged Supervision Short Activity: Think Fast
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Ensuring Property Maintenance When Camp is Closed
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Establishing a Safety Committee
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Establishing and Managing Safety Meetings
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Evidence Retention
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Exit and Emergency Lighting Maintenance Checklist
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Expanding The Redwoods Institute: A Q&A with Our Leadership
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Expanding The Redwoods Institute FAQ
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Expectations at After-School Programs
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Experience Mod
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Eyewash Stations & Avoiding Eye Injuries
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Facility Security Quick Checklist
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Facility Use Agreement
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Family Camp Code of Conduct
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Family Camp Guidance
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FAQs About OSHA Inspections
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Field Trip Protocols
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Fitness Orientation Waiver
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Gathering Your Historical Insurance Records
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General Liability Waivers
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General Liability Waivers in Spanish
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Grooming Short Activity & Scenarios: Identifying Tactics
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Guide to Shelter-Based Programming
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Guidelines for Virtual Youth Programs
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Gun Violence Research Project: Redefining Masculinity in the Modern World
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Gun Violence Study in 2018: Some Numbers
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Hatchet Throwing Safety
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Hazard Communication Program
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High-Risk Activity Waiver Template
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HIPAA
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Hold Harmless—Skate Park
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How Storytelling & Branding Can Help Recruit & Retain Campers
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How to Respond to Disclosure & Suspicion of Abuse
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Human Resource Practices as a Risk Management Tool
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Identifying Red Flag Behaviors to Prevent Abuse
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In-Service Training: Actively Scanning the Pool during Rotations
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In-Service Training: Challenging Conversations
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In-Service Training: Counselors Role Around Water
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In-Service Training: Emergencies at Off-Site Locations
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In-Service Training: Emergencies in Natural Bodies of Water
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In-Service Training: Empowering Lifeguards to Intervene if a Medical Event is Suspected
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In-Service Training: Extended Breath Holding
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In-Service Training: Late Arrival
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In-Service Training: Populations with Special Health Needs
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In-Service Training: Practicing Your Emergency Action Plan
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In-Service Training: Responding in Deep Water
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In-Service Training: Singularly Focused Lifeguards
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In-Service Training: Testing Your Lifeguard Positions
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Increased Fire Danger Due to COVID-19 Closures
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Incorporating Performance Management at Your Organization
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Incorporating Volunteers Into Your Abuse Prevention Strategy
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Indoor Playground Supervision
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Initial Considerations When Creating a Safety & Wellness Program
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Inspect and Maintain All Company Vehicles
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Insurance 101 for Clubs: During COVID-19 and Beyond
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Insurance 101 for Clubs: Navigating the Insurance-Purchasing Process
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Insurance 101 for the Boys & Girls Club Movement
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Key Aquatic Observations: A Message from Our Chief Consulting Officer (June 2023)
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Know. See. Respond: An Abuse Prevention Model
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Ladder Safety
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Ladder Safety Fact Sheet
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Layers of Protection when Hiring Staff & Volunteers
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Laying the Groundwork for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
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Leadership’s Role in Protecting Campers this Summer
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Leading a Culture of Safety
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Lessons from 2020: A Video Series for Camps
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Lessons in the News: $14 Million Abuse Settlement in Water Polo Case
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Lessons in the News: Abuse Within the Southern Baptist Convention
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Lessons in the News: Damar Hamlin and Emergency Action Plans
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Lessons in the News: Near Drowning During Hypoxic Training
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Lessons in the News: Secondary Drowning
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Lessons in the News: Synchronized Swimming
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Lessons in the News: The Shallow End Still Presents Dangers
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Lessons Learned—Essential Child Care to Summer Day Camp (Spring 2020)
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Lifeguard Code of Conduct
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Lifeguard Empowerment: Steps to Build Lifeguard Confidence
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Lifeguard In-Service Trainings: A Guide
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Lifeguard Placement: A Step-by-Step Video
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Lifeguard Positioning: Optimizing Visibility
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Lightning Pool-Closure Policy
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Lightning Safety
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Lockout/Tagout
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Maintaining A Clean & Organized Workspace
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Maintaining Adequate Staffing Levels
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Market Forecast: Making Sense of Complexity (2023)
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Market Update & Pricing (2020)
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Mentally Rescue Ready: Short Video for Lifeguards
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Mermaid Tails: A Danger in the Pool
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Micro-Learning: Behavior Management—Setting the Tone
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Micro-Learning: Eliminating Distracted Driving
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Micro-Learning: Employee Safety—Preventing Slips, Trips & Falls
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Micro-Learning: Identifying Blind Spots in Bathrooms
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Micro-Learning: Identifying Blind Spots on Playgrounds
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Micro-Learning: Identifying Medical Events
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Micro-Learning: Identifying Red-Flag Behaviors at Your Club
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Breath Holding
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Falls at the Pool
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Falls in the Locker Room
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Falls on the Athletic Field
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Falls on the Playground
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Finger Injuries from Doors
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Injuries During Play
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Injuries in the Fitness Area
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Micro-Learning: Preventing Peer-to-Peer Abuse Through Supervision
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Micro-Learning: Soccer Goal Safety
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Micro-Learning: Staff’s Role Around the Water on Field Trips
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Micro-Learning: The 5 Rules of Abuse Prevention
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Mid-Year Market Update (2023)
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Mid-Year Review for Brokers (2019)
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Minors in Facilities FAQ
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Monitor Safety Measures
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Monkey Bar Safety Guidelines
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Naloxone Distribution & Community Organizations FAQ
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Naloxone Policy Guidelines
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Narcan (naloxone) Sample Policy
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New Employee Job Orientation and Training Checklist
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News Article: Former staffer caught raping girls in organization daycare headed to prison
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News Article: Man sentenced to 120 years in prison for child molestation
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Not On My Watch Series (Summer 2021)
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Observing Aquatics Programs: Leadership Quick Check
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Observing Youth Programs: Leadership Quick Check
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Off-Site Aquatic Assessment: Questions to Consider
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Off-Site Aquatic Programming: Ensuring Safety When You Have Less Control
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Operating One-on-One Mentoring Programs Safely
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Outdoor Programming: Insects and Animal Safeguarding
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OSHA 300 Logs
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OSHA General Duty of Care
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Parent Bedbug Letter
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Parent/Guardian Involvement in Abuse Prevention
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Peer-to-Peer Abuse Prevention: Lessons from an Incident
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Peer-to-Peer Abuse Prevention Train-the-Trainer
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Peer-to-Peer Abuse Short Activity: Supervising Riskier Locations
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Peer-to-Peer Abuse Short Activity: The Magic Orb
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Peer-to-Peer Abuse Short Activity: Transition Times at Camp Relay
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Personnel File Review
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Photo Release Waiver
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Playground Safety Guidelines
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Playground Safety Quick Check
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Policies and Practices for Allowing Pets at Camp
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Poster to Communicate Abuse Prevention Rules
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Pre-Employment Physical Testing
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Preparing for Historical Accusations of Abuse: A Board-Level Drill
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Preparing for Hurricane Season
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Preparing for Winter Weather: A Proactive Checklist of Action Items
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Preparing Guards to Respond to an Aquatic Medical Event
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Preventing Abuse When Hosting Outside Groups & Programs
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Preventing Frozen Pipes
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Preventing Peer-to-Peer Child Sexual Abuse
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Preventing Sauna Fires
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Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Concussions in Youth Sports
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Pricing Forecast for Camps (2022)
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Pricing Forecast for Clubs (2022)
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Pricing Forecast for YMCAs and JCCs (2022)
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Pricing Forecast (2020)
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Pricing Forecast (2019)
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Prioritizing a Culture of Safety this Summer (2024)
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Prioritizing Child Sexual Abuse Prevention During Re-opening
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Protecting Against COVID-19 in Offices and Administrative Spaces
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Protecting Children’s Fingers from Door Injuries
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Protecting Swimmers in Natural Bodies of Water
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Quick Check Library
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Quick Check: Preventing Falls in Childcare Areas
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Real-World Camp Scenarios
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Recreational Marijuana Laws: What Does this Mean for my Workplace?
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Recruiting Men in Your Abuse Prevention Efforts
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Recruiting Talent in a Competitive Market
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Reducing Workplace Violence
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Regular, Real Training: Short Video for Lifeguards
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Reporting Unsafe Working Conditions
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Request for Fitness for Duty
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Researching Safety Vulnerabilities
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Responding to Historical Abuse Allegations
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Risk Management Site Visit Report
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Safe Removal of Snow & Ice
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Safe Sport Act: What Does This Mean for my Organization?
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Safety Newsletter Library
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Safety Sound Bites
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Safety Walk-Arounds
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Sample Abuse Prevention Code of Conduct Quiz
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Sample Aquatics In-Service Training Framework
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Sample Aquatics In-Service Training Log
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Sample Camp Training Schedule
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Sample In-Service Training Topics
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Safely Filling Indoor Swimming Pools
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Safety Meeting Roster
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Sample Climbing Wall Rules
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Sample COVID-19 Group Rental Protocols
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Sample Drug-Free Workplace Program
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Sample Social Media Policy
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Sample Swim Test Policy
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Sauna Action Plan
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Scanning While Rotating: Short Video for Lifeguards
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School Bus Pre-Trip Checklist
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Screening & Hiring Through a Child Abuse Prevention Lens at Camp
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Sexual Abuse Prevention: Responding to 2019 Legislative Changes
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Short Video: Abuse Prevention Codes of Conduct
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Short Video: Counselor First Impressions at Camp
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Short Video: Hiring & Screening Staff at Camp
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Short Video: Interview Techniques & Tips
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Short Video: Keeping Guards Motivated Throughout Summer
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Short Video: Lifeguard Roaming & Rotations
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Short Video: Managing and Supervising Downtime
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Short Video: Privacy vs. Supervision in Youth Programs
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Short Video: Workplace Investigations
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Slip, Trip, Fall Quick Check
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Slip/Falls—Individually A Pain, Collectively A Disaster
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Small Watercraft Safety and Storage
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Soccer Goal Safety
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Spacing of Fitness Equipment
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Spring Volunteer Days at Camp
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Staff: Supervisors or Participants
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State of Aquatics (2023)
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State of Aquatics (2022)
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State of Aquatics (2020)
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State of Aquatics (2019)
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State of Aquatics (2018)
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State of Aquatics (2017)
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State of Aquatics (2016)
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State of Aquatics (2015)
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State of Aquatics (2014)
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State of Aquatics (2013)
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State of Insurance for Clubs in a COVID World
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Steps to Keep Your Locker Rooms Safe
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Summer 2022—Sharing Our Observations & Planning Ahead
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Summer Aquatic Safety Videos (2013)
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Summer Debrief Questions with Lifeguards
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Team Talk: Distracted Walking
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Team Talk: Driving Safely
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Team Talk: Engaged Supervision
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Team Talk: Handling Pool Chemicals Safely
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Team Talk: Ladder Safety
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Team Talk: Moving Bulky or Heavy Materials
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Team Talk: No Shortcuts
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Team Talk: Safe Lifting
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Team Talk: Slips, Trips & Falls
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Team Talk: Sun and Heat Protection
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Telephone Reference Check Form
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Test. Mark. Protect: A Policy to Protect Non-Swimmers
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The Changing Landscape of Abuse: An Urgent Conversation
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The Dos and Don’ts of Hiring Minors
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The Impact of Organizational Culture
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The Importance of Family Reference Checks
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The Importance of Your Board in Abuse Prevention
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The Importance of Impact Hiring
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The Power of One: A Group-Format Training
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The Problem: Turnover by the Numbers
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The Professional Lifeguard Online Training: Overview & Discussion Questions
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The State of Insurance for Camps: A Panel Discussion
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Thriving in a Time of Crisis
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Timely & Accurate Reporting of Workers’ Compensation Incidents
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Tip-Over Hazards of Folding Tables
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Tips and Tricks for Proper Lifeguard Positioning and Visibility
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Tips & Tricks for Realistic Lifeguard Training
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Tools for Training Club Staff on Supervision
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Training Topics for After-School Programming
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Transportation Action Plan
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Trauma-Informed Care Practices to Welcome Back Staff & Youth During COVID
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Tripping Programs: Abuse Prevention Checklists
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Two Guards on Duty: Why It’s Important and How to Get There
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Unsanctioned Childcare Waiver
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Unstaffed 24 Hour Facilities: Questions to Consider
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Unstaffed 24 Hour Facility Access
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Urgent Mid-Summer Aquatics Check-In (2024)
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Using Pool Chemicals Safely
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Vendor Agreement & Waiver
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Victim Recognition: Medical Events & Shallow Water Blackout
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Video to Engage Your Board in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
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Vigilance Voice: Short Video for Lifeguards
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Violence Prevention is Gun Violence Prevention
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Virtual Fitness Classes
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Virtual Reality 360 Degree Aquatic Videos
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Volunteers at Camp: Policies and Procedures
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Waterfront Quick Check
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Welcoming Back Staff & Youth During COVID Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
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Wildfire Mitigation in a Changing Climate
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Wildfire Risk and Hazard Assessment Checklist
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Wildland Fire Protection—Barricade-Gel
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Winter Driving Safety
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Winter Driving Tips & Reminders
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Winter Protection against Pipe Freeze-Ups
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Winter Walking Safety
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Winterizing Your Facility Inside and Out
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Workers’ Compensation Premium Audit FAQ
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Workers’ Compensation Toolkit
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Workplace Safety Survey
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Workplace Safety Survey—Spanish
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Working from Home During COVID-19
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Wrapping up the Summer Season
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Year in Review & State of the Market (2020)
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You Tell The Story: Group Scenario Safety Exercises
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Youth Programs’ Check-Out Policies and Procedures
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Zika Prevention at Camp
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Zoom Security Measures
