Find an Aquatics Safety Class
Year after year, we have provided the following course options:
Scheduled Courses
We schedule Lifeguarding, LGI, and WSI courses throughout the year in Southern California. Click here to see the schedule.
Anytime-Anywhere™ Courses
- Foster/adoptive parents, teachers/coaches, counselors, therapists, day care workers: Need a water safety orientation/rescue course?
- Lifeguard/swimming instructor programs: Need customized training at your facility?
- Health care workers: Need customized training in first aid and CPR?
We come to you! We create a certification course based on your needs and deliver it on schedule. We work with large groups and small. We make our training work for you. For more information....
The Universal Course Option™ (UCO™)
For certain courses, you can elect to receive either American Red Cross (ARC) certification or less expensive ARC-equivalent UCO certification. Choosing UCO over ARC can save between $10 and $35 per participant for equivalent instruction. For more details....
Future Offerings
Throughout the coming year, our course offerings will expand to include the following innovations:
- Universal Course Curiculum™ (UCC™) - We are currently developing new courses under UCC, including a version of Title 22 first aid, nonlifeguard aquatic rescue, multienvironment lifeguarding, and certified pool operator. The first of these courses is scheduled for release in March 2012.
- Online Modules and Courses - Over the next few months, we will be building online course modules for ARC and UCC courses. As they are released, you will find them on this page.
- Discounted Courses for Targeted Markets - We are currently working on package deals to provide businesses, health-care organizations, returning customers with discounted rates and preferred schedules.
Watch these pages for new developments and course offerings from Water Safety Guy. | Research Aquatic Safety Topics
One of the main purposes of this site is to be a source of essential information for aquatic activities, first aid/CPR, lifesaving, and water safety. Check out the topics below:
Water Safety for Everyone
Important water safety information for individuals, families, and communities, including water safety games for kids, great tips for teens, and help for parents and others who want to be safe in, on, and around the water.
Glossary of Aquatic Safety Terms
An alphabetical listing of terms in aquatics, first aid/CPR, lifesaving, and water safety.
In the News
Links to news articles related to aquatic safety, first aid, lifesaving, and swimming instruction.
American Red Cross Info
Looking for ways to work with the American Red Cross? Want to become an Instructor-Trainer? An authorized provider? Answers to these and many other questions can be found here.
First Aid/CPR Standards
Up-to-date information on a number of important first aid/CPR topics.
Lifeguard/Facility Operator Standards/Best Practices
Excellent references for lifeguards, head lifeguards, and pool operators.
Swimming and Water Safety Instructor Tips
Tips, techniques, and best practices for swimming instructors/coaches.
Aquatic Industry Links
Essential links to important agencies and information sources. | Hire Our Expertise
Water Safety Guy provides several expert services related to aquatics safety and emergency training and response.
Third-party audits of your aquatic program, consisting of facility inspection, on-site lifeguard evaluations, on-site swim instructor evaluations, and lifeguard testing. Use the online request for proposal form.
Ron Arendas has 38 years of experience in aquatics, specializing in lifeguard qualifications and responsibilities, rescue and first aid assessment, and American Red Cross certification issues.
Online technical editing of aquatics/community services documentation (e.g., policies and procedures, employee manual, etc.) for as little as $5 per page.
Coming in 2012 |
