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Founded by Dr. Tom Griffiths,
Penn State University (retired), Aquatic
Safety Research Group provides innovative water safety and risk management
programs and services to a wide range of clients througout the United
States and internationally.
We offer aquatic services to evaluate areas of risk at your pool or beach; educational sessions to cover the issues and concerns regarding pool management, aquatic risk management, and lifeguarding; further lectures and presentations on key aquatic topics; and publications, books, and DVDs to add to expound on these key topics.
We also provide references to aquatic products and links to help you manage the risks at your pool or beach as well as to find out more about organizations that provide water activities and certifications.
Aquatic
Safety Research Group named by Aquatics
International Magazine as one
of the POWER
25 companies in the aquatics business.
Hot Topic: SWB
Read all about Shallow Water Blackout.
Watch Dr. Griffiths's ParentTV Pool Safety Segment.
Coming Soon...
Griff's "All Terrain" Guard Station-available
Summer 2011 by
Paragon Aquatics.
Coming out Fall 2011: Safer Beaches by Tom Griffiths and published by Human Kinetics.
IN THE NEWS...
Exciting News from the Aquatic Safety Research Group: Rachel Griffiths Joins the Aquatic Safety Research Group, LLC
Rachel Griffiths, (BA University of Maryland, MA San
Diego State University), joins the Aquatic Safety Research Group, LLC as a
Communication Director and West Coast Representative spreading the water safety
word of one of the world’s most influential water safety advocacy groups.
In addition to maintaining our recently renovated website, Rachel maintains impressive researching, writing and speaking skills. She is also a member of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance. Rachel is the newsletter editor for the Penn State Alumni Association, Los Angeles Chapter.
While on the Aquatic Safety Team, Rachel plans on focusing on the
promotion of the
National Note and Float Campaign, released by the
Aquatic
Safety Research Group in 2009 and hopes to oversee the installation of
Clarion’s Water Safety Signage Programs at aquatic facilities on the West
Coast. Rachel’s work experience
includes Entertainment Tonight, National Geographic Channel, Walt Disney
World and Universal Studios, as well as Summer Discovery on the UCLA campus.
Rachel has extensive international travel experience and her hobbies
include reading, writing, jogging and swimming.
She hopes to master surfing soon.
She can be reached directly at:
RachelGriffiths@AquaticSafetyGroup.com
Presenting at the 2011 Symposium on National Drowning Prevention
Tom
Griffiths and Geoffrey Peckham, President,
Clarion Safety Systems, presented "A
New Era in Pool Safety Signage" to highlight the importance of visual signage in
reducing the risks of drowning, death, and legal liabilities. Read more about it
at
Insurance News Net and
NDPA.
Association of Aquatic Professionals 2012 Conference & Trade Show
The
Association of Aquatic
Professionals has announced its first annual conference and exhibit hall. Go
to
Annual Conference & Institute to learn about the event and how to register.
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