NYC Administrative Code

§ 18-163 — Report on staffing and training at beaches and pools.

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This section mandates the department to submit an annual report to the mayor and the council speaker regarding lifeguard staffing and training at beaches and pools. The report includes data on lifeguard hires, safety training, emergency incidents, and pool closures. Applies to the department overseeing beaches and pools.

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§ 18-163 Report on staffing and training at beaches and pools.

AC § 18-163

a. No later than November 1, 2024 and every November 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council regarding the number of lifeguards hired to work at beaches and pools under the jurisdiction of the department. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to: 1. The number of lifeguards hired to work at beaches and outdoor pools under the jurisdiction of the department for the bathing season that year; 2. The number of lifeguards hired to work at indoor pools located at recreation centers under the jurisdiction of the department as of October 1 of that year; 3. A description of the safety training that is provided to lifeguards at beaches and pools under the jurisdiction of the department as of October 1 of that year, including information on how often such training is provided; 4. The number and location of incidents that required emergency assistance by a lifeguard at each beach and pool under the jurisdiction of the department that occurred during the immediately preceding 12 months ending October 1 of that year; and 5. The number of indoor and outdoor pools that are under the jurisdiction of the department, the number of such pools closed to the public for maintenance or other purposes as of October 1 of that year, and when each closed pool is estimated to be reopened for public use. (L.L. 2023/134, 10/15/2023, eff. 10/15/2023)

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