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SOPs Review
The Surf Life Saving New South Wales (SLSNSW) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) document provides the Surf Life Saving NSW membership with a reference document identifying standards and regulations for general Surf Life Saving operations. The SLSNSW SOP document provides clarity and guidelines on processes and regulations set at minimum standards to promote safe and effective working environments while promoting effective rescue capabilities of Surf Life Saving members.
In May 2019, the NSW Director of Lifesaving endorsed a review of the SLSNSW SOPs in order to make the SOPs a live document. Allowing for a continual review process surrounding the SLSNSW SOPs. There are several benefits to this process:
- An agile, responsive approach to operations, while ensuring changes are appropriately communicated and trained;
- More valuable feedback due a continual member facing feedback form, open year round rather than for 2 months every two years; and
- High quality revision of feedback, legislation changes, and current best practice by industry professionals.
SOPs Review Working Group
The SLSNSW SOPs Review Working Group will provide strategic direction and leadership for the review of the SLSNSW SOPs, on behalf of the Surf Life Saving NSW membership. With an overall objective to amend, develop and enhance the current SOPs, providing professional workplace environments, practices and procedures for the SLSNSW organisation and its members.
The working group is made up of the following members:
- SLSNSW Director of Lifesaving
- SLSNSW Power Craft Advisor
- SLSNSW State Duty Officer Advisor
- SLSNSW Lifesaving Manager
- ALS Lifeguard Manager (or representative)
- Branch Director of Lifesaving
SOPs Review Feedback
SLSNSW has opened a feedback portal to collect ongoing suggestions from our members to improve and develop the SOPs. All feedback is tracked and reviewed by the respective Working Group of the SOPs section selected for review and the Director of Lifesaving within your Branch.
Please note that the feedback is not anonymous.
