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Constant supervision is an important step to ensure safety around pools and spas.
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Pool and spa safety drain covers are an important safety step and are required by law.
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07.07.10 (LAS CRUCES) — Many area lifeguards are on alert as more and more children spend their summer by the pool. KRWG’s Carlos Correa reports.
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When you check into a hotel, you’d never expect they would have a registered sex offender working behing the front desk and making your room key. But that’s just what our investigation found. Here’s Lisa Guererro’s report that raises troubling questions about whether sex offenders should be given jobs that allow them to interact with families and children.
Robert Mitchell worked the overnight shift at the Holiday Inn in Fort Worth, Texas. So you might be surprised to learn this mild mannered desk clerk is a registered sex offender. In 1995, he pleaded guilty to molesting a 10-year-old girl.
And this from a Huntington Beach, CA hotel investigation:
Huntington Beach police said they had a specific reason for targeting the hotel. While residents can research sex offenders near their homes, visitors may be less apt to research offenders at a hotel where they are staying, said police spokesman Lt. Russell Reinhart.
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 This Independent Pool and Spa Service Association (IPSSA) video outlines safety issues at commercial pools and spas.
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The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) issues a warning to millions of Americans who plan to travel this summer — beware of the bed bug. The NPMA has seen a 71 percent increase in bed bug infestations since 2001, mainly due to international travel. These “hitchhiking†pests can easily travel home with people in their suitcases. While bed bugs do not transmit diseases, their bites can become red, itchy welts.
“Travelers can unknowingly bring bed bugs into their homes, giving the pests a new place to live and feed,†said Missy Henriksen, vice president of public affairs for NPMA. “Bed bugs multiply quickly and can be difficult to eliminate.  We advise travelers to keep a few bed bug prevention tips in mind to avoid this most unwanted trip souvenir.â€
A bed bug infestation is not a sign of unclean or unsanitary conditions. Bed bugs don’t discriminate and have been found in world class hotels and budget properties alike and wealthy neighborhoods as well as less affluent communities.
To prevent bed bug infestations, travelers should remember the following tips and check out this how-to video from NPMA:
·        Pull back the hotel bed sheets and inspect the mattress seams, particularly the corners, for telltale brownish or reddish spots.Â
·        Thoroughly inspect the entire room before unpacking. Do not put your luggage on the bed.Â
·        If you change rooms, but choose to stay in the same establishment, be sure your new room is not adjacent to the possibly infested room.Â
·        Use a large plastic bag to store your luggage.
·        When you return home, inspect and vacuum your suitcases thoroughly before bringing them into the house.Â
·        Wash all your clothes — whether worn or not — in hot water.
·        If you suspect a bed bug infestation, contact a licensed pest professional.
For more information on bed bugs or to find a pest professional, please visit: www.pestworld.org.
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Foodborne illnesses are responsible for more than 75 million illnesses, more than 230,000 hospitalizations, and approximately 5000 deaths each year in the United States. In Part 1, we show you 3 types of contamination and how improper handling can allow them to become dangerous to your patrons.
The Central District Health Department provides a series of Basic Food Safety videos focusing on the causes, dangers and prevention of foodborne illnesses.
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A short video that describes basic water chemistry and the controls required for safe water.
Proper water chemistry is essential to maintaining safe and consistent swimming pool operation. Chemicals used in swimming pools include: Disinfectants to destroy harmful or otherwise objectionable organisms; Alkalinity and pH Adjusters to maintain a consistent acid-base relationship and acid buffering capacity; Chlorine Stabilizer to prevent unnecessary loss of chlorine; Algicide to kill and prevent algae, and Filter Aids to help remove foreign material. Following is a discussion of various factors which affect water chemistry, how they affect swimming pools and how to use pool chemicals to restore a properly balanced water chemistry.
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Food safety certification training is something that must be done by everyone in your kitchen staff and wait staff. Make sure you get your employees properly trained with guidance from a restaurant owner in this free video on the restaurant business.
Expert: Ernie Paquette
Contact: www.restaurantzola.com
Bio: Ernie Paquette is the owner of Zola Restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, nationally-known chef Debra Paquette.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
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Hospitality Industry Safety Training
