Issue 79: 6th August 2010
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Items featured this week:
1. SPATA Awards 2011 – Entry Form
2. Building Regulations Parts L and F Factsheet – Update
3. SPATA Seminar Dates
4. BOTTLE PR – Tip of The Month
1. SPATA Awards 2011 – Entry Form
As advised in last week’s SPATA News, please find attached the Awards entry form in respect of next year’s SPATA
Awards. Please ensure that you read through the entry requirements on the documentation and remember to submit
your entries before the closing date of Friday 5th November 2010.
In addition to this we would welcome interest from any companies that would like to sponsor the SPATA Awards and if
this is of interest, please contact the office to discuss this in more detail.
2. Building Regulations Parts L and F Factsheet – Update
There are no updates to the content of the factsheet, which was attached to the SPATA News Issue 77, however there is
now an appendix detailing information on advice and/or products that may help members fulfill their obligations with this
Regulation. Please see the attached revised document.
3. SPATA Seminar Dates
Following a successful event held at Wright Hassall Solicitors back in March, two further Seminars are currently being
arranged this Autumn. Both of the Autumn seminars will cover the same content and some of the sessions will focus on
finance and taxation issues, along with the usual technical inputs.
The first Seminar will take place on Tuesday/Wednesday 23rd / 24th November at Loughborough University, followed by
a second one on Tuesday 30th November at the University of Surrey, in Guildford. Both seminars are planned for 11am
to 3.30pm and it is hoped to have a guided tour of some of the swimming facilities at these venues..The cost of the
Seminars in £10.00 + VAT per person (and £7.50 + VAT for the second or third person from the same company attending
the same event).
4. BOTTLE PR – Tip of The Month
Now that the school term has ended and summer holidays have begun, your local newspaper may be doing a what’s on
guide? Are you holding any showroom days that may of interest? Alternatively you could issue a news release talking
about a local SPATA approved pool that is opening during the holidays and offer advice on swimming safely.
Here’s an idea:
Headline:
Safe water fun in the UK’s heatwave: a guide from SPATA (Swimming Pool and Allied Trade Association)
Swimming is an easy and fun way to entertain the kids this summer. However, being more active in the pool also means
being more safety conscious. When enjoying the pool during the summer holidays ensure your children are swimming
safely, whether it’s in your back garden, at your local pool or on holiday abroad.
Suggestions for safety in and around the pool:
1. Learn to swim
2. Always supervise children in and around the pool.
3. Do not dive into water that is less than 1.5 metres deep.
4. Ensure family and friends know what to do in an emergency.
5. Never swim in unsupervised areas such as old flooded quarry pits, rivers, canals and reservoirs.
Five Essential Safety Items for Children:
1. Buoyancy aids designed to give a degree of independence, but under strict supervision. Available as arm bands,
swim vests and float boards.
2. Baby swim seats let the baby sit properly supported in the water and able to kick freely.
3. Costumes with pockets contain removable floats designed for children 30 months and over.
4. Swim shoes protect children’s feet from slipping on wet floor or stubbing toes against the edge of the pool.
5. One-piece water suits for children; gives young skin a protection factor of 50+ wet or dry.
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