Swimming Pool Scene NEWS
Chemical Leak Investigation
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has found several breaches of health and safety, after fi ve children and 14 adults needed treatment for breathing diffi culties at East Sands Leisure Centre in Fife last August.
The probe came after an uncontrolled release of the chemical sodium hypochlorite from the pool’s storage tank prompted an emergency evacuation of the pool. Investigators found that design of the tank was not suitable and did not have suffi cient strength for the loads applied to it. Martin Rae, Safety and Facilities Manager at Fife Sports and Leisure Trust explains: “We had based our maintenance and inspection regime on current leading body advice and structured our service contract accordingly. However, when the incident occurred, the HSE advised that the PM86 guidance on thermoplastic integrity management and PM75 glass reinforced plastic vessels and tanks should also have been included when setting the regime. “Some operators may already be aware of these documents. Those who are not should include their guidance in their tank maintenance and management procedure,” he adds.
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ABOVE: A chemical leak in the pool at East Sands Leisure Centre led to 19 people needing hospital treatment last August.
Fife Council has confi rmed that the storage tank at East Sands Leisure Centre has been removed and will not be replaced. The Centre will run on Sodium Hypochlorite, until later this year, while structural alterations are made to the plant room to facilitate the change to Calcium Hypochlorite. During this transitional period the risk of spill is being minimised by having the Sodium Hypochlorite delivered and stored in 25 litre containers which are stored on a containment spill tray with an enforced controlled maximum stock level applied. This eliminates the risk of any further bulk spill.
Team GB Gets Set For RIO 2016
ABOVE: Team GB swimmers will be hoping for Olympic Gold success this summer in Rio.
The eyes of the world will be on Rio de Janeiro this month as it hosts the 2016 Olympic Games.
More than 17,000 athletes and offi cials from 206 countries will compete from August 5 to 21 in the fi rst Olympics Games to be held in South America. Second only to Track and Field in the number of medals, Aquatic sports are high profi le and all key events will be centrally
held in the main Olympic Park. The 26-strong British swimming squad brings the total number of Team GB athletes selected for the Games to 80. Adam Peaty leads the way for Team GB aquatics with World and European titles to his name as well as world-record times in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke. With two Olympic Parks, the Rio 2016 Games will be played out in 32 venues across four zones in Rio de Janeiro. The new Olympic Aquatics Stadium will host swimming, paralympic swimming and the latter stages of the water polo competition. The Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, previously constructed for the 2007 Pan American Games, will be used for diving, synchronised swimming and the preliminary water polo matches.
SWIMMING CUTS Cuts to opening hours at swimming pools in Aberystwyth and Lampeter have been approved to fi nd savings of around £88,000 from the Council’s budget for swimming provision. Lessons for primary school pupils will be reduced from 39 lessons per 100 pupils to just 26 lessons per 100 pupils.
OUTDOOR HOTSPOT The National Lido of Wales, which was offi cially re-opened in August 2015, has reached a milestone this summer after welcoming its 50,000th visitor. A Grade II listed building, Lido Ponty incorporates three heated pools, a sun terrace and indoor and outdoor changing facilities.
HOT, HOT, HOT
The UK saw the hottest July day on record, with temperatures hitting 36.7C (98F) on July 19. The Met Offi ce said the reading had been registered at Heathrow - breaking the previous record set in 2006.
OLYMPIC PLANS
An Olympic-size swimming pool could be coming to Winchester city centre if plans to include it as part of a new leisure centre are given the green light. If approved, the leisure centre will also feature a hydrotherapy pool and associated changing facilities.
OPEN AIR POOL
Banbury residents can soak up the sun this summer at the town’s open air pool, which opened in July. The heated 50m pool at Woodgreen Leisure Centre is operated by Legacy Leisure on behalf of Cherwell District Council and also features a fl ume and aqua splash zone.
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