SAFETY IS OUR PRIMARY GOAL!

Providing a safe and enjoyable aquatic experience is the primary goal of Greater Houston Pool Management. We promote water safety in three different ways:

Staffing & Training

GHPM employees are hired and trained to ensure the safety of all your residents:

• Our staff is certified and trained in Lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR for Lifeguards, Automated External Defibrillation (AED) and Oxygen Administration (O2).
• We continually review and enhance our staff’s skills throughout the summer season with weekly in-service trainings and periodic performance audits to ensure each team member meets our high standards.
• All personnel are trained in facility and pool cleaning, water chemistry, and pool pump filter maintenance to provide a healthy, sanitary environment for your swimmers.

Community Education

GHPM is continually striving to educate pool patrons on swimming pool safety by:

• Creating safety brochures highlighting pool rules and areas of concern for various facilities.
• Collaborating with several organizations on printing pool rules in multiple languages for non-English speaking patrons.
• Distributing “Water Recreational Illness Education Campaign” that includes Center for Disease Control posters, brochures, and staff education to help protect our patrons against waterborne germs.
• Holding Community Water Safety Classes for various interested facilities. If your association is interested in holding a Community Water Safety Class, please contact our Programming Coordinator

Water Safety Fundraisers

During the 2009 summer season, GHPM worked with SafeKids to promote safe swimming throughout the Houston area.

• Every employee could donate up to three hours of time to the SafeKids organization. GHPM employee’s raised approximately $3,500.00 for SafeKids.
• We handed out water safety coloring books to the children and both English and Spanish safety brochures to the parents of all of our facilities.

We are looking forward to the 2010 summer season fundraiser. We would love to have the participation of your community! If you are interested in having your community participate in the 2010 Safe Kids fundraiser please contact our Fundraiser Chairperson