Keep Your Cool at the Pool
To support the safety and wellbeing of staff working in aquatic facilities, Royal Life Saving Australia has launched the ‘Keep Your Cool at the Pool’ campaign, which sets clear behavioural expectations for patrons and calls for users of aquatic facilities to treat each other and staff respectfully.

Keep Your Cool at the Pool

CAMPAIGN BACKGROUND

Royal Life Saving analysis shows that there are more than 2,000 incidents of abuse, violence, and aggression directed at staff working in aquatic facilities around the country every year.

To support the safety and wellbeing of staff working in aquatic facilities, Royal Life Saving has launched the ‘Keep Your Cool at the Pool’ campaign, which sets clear behavioural expectations for patrons and calls for users of aquatic facilities to treat each other and staff respectfully.

The 'Keep Your Cool at the Pool' campaign aims to:

  • Support the safety and wellbeing of staff working in aquatic facilities
  • Improve patron safety and wellbeing by encouraging responsible behaviour
  • Encourage a national standard in appropriate patron behaviour at aquatic facilities
  • Improve the confidence of lifeguards, swim teachers and reception staff in delivering safety instructions to patrons by minimising the instances of aggression and abuse
  • Support the sector in delivering critical support for the aquatic workforce
  • Support improvements to the attractiveness of employment in industry and retention of talent

Campaign Resources

From large aquatic facilities to local swim schools - we are committed to the health and safety of all staff and users and a nation free from drowning.

Industry partners can support their workforce this summer by delivering the 'Keep Your Cool at the Pool' Campaign by downloading and displaying the below campaign resources and promoting the key messages with their local communities.

Alignment with this campaign further helps support industry sustainability and encourages all patrons to feel safe and welcome at their local aquatic facility.

Campaign Partners

Royal Life Saving is working with the Aquatic Industry and Governments to support and elevate the 'Keep Your Cool at the Pool' Campaign both nationally and locally.

Royal Life Saving supported by the Australian Government

Industry Partners

Aligned Leisure

BlueFit

Belgravia Leisure

YMCA - The Y

City Venue Management | City Careers

LSA Venues logo

Supporting Partners

About Us – Life Saving Victoria

Royal Life Saving Society Queensland – The Peak Body in Drowning Prevention

Royal Life Saving NSW | Registered Training Organisation | Charities &  Foundations | Cultural and Recreational Services | First Aid Services | Not  For Profits | Training & Development - Members – Sydney Hills Business  Chamber

Royal Life Saving South Australia

RLS NT

Home - Royal Life Saving WA

RLSSA Tasmania – Tas Training for Royal Life Saving Australia

Swim Teacher Course - Water Safety & Swimming | AUSTSWIM

SWIM Coaches & Teachers Australia

Swimming and Water Safety Teacher – Australian Swim Schools Association

Aquatics Recreation Queensland

Home - Aquatics & Recreation Victoria

Home - LIWA Aquatics

ARI NSW

If you have any questions or require any further information please get in touch with our support team at:

Email:      aquatics@rlssa.org.au
Phone:    (02) 8217 3111
Media:    Enquires should be directed to Media Key via telephone (03) 9769 6488.