Prevention is the first step!

The #1 thing YOU can do to help prevent fecal accidents is confirm every lesson that every kid under 3 years old is wearing a reusable swim diaper that is snug around the waist and thighs.

FECAL IN POOL OR ON POOL DECK

• If you suspect one of your students is the culprit, do some minor investigating by asking questions. Ex. “Do you need to go to the bathroom?” Do NOT check their shorts/diaper while they are in the pool. Be cautious and place them on the gutter. 
• The first person to spot fecal in the pool or on deck should notify DS immediately.
• DS and /or SS determine which Fecal Protocol to follow. Listen for instructions.
• If your DS tells you to clear the pool, ask your students (inc. LS parents in that pool) to carefully exit the water completely and sit on the pool deck by your lane until told otherwise by your DS or SS. Continue “teaching” from the deck until directed otherwise.

SS will come onto the deck to help. DS and SS will then determine the next step and will delegate clean up tasks accordingly.

Q & A YOU SHOULD KNOW

Q: Where are the gloves?
A: On the wall, near the first aid kit

Q: Where is the net? Bucket?
A: (location specific)

Q: What is the preferred way to scoop the fecal matter out? 
A: Standing on the deck with pole net

Q: Where do you dispose of the fecal matter that is in the net? Or in a swim diaper?
A: Fecal matter in the net can be cleaned out in the utility sink. Where is the utility sink?

The swim diaper can be cleaned out in the utility sink and then placed in a garbage bag for the family to take home and wash. 

If cleaned in the utility closet sink, be sure no fecal is left in the utility sink. If it is cleaned out at the toilet, make sure to clean the toilet seat and surrounding area after. 

Q: What do you need to do to clean the bucket and net following the clean up?
A: Rinse in utility closet sink, spray bucket, net and sink with Cavicide, let air dry

Q: What do you do if fecal matter is ON the gutter?
A: Clean up anything you can with paper towels and discard in a trash bag or bucket. Try to prevent any pieces from going into the main pool. If you need to, gently splash remaining matter into the pool gutter.

Q: What if fecal matter or water contaminated with fecal matter dripped onto the pool deck?
A: Spray the area with Cavicide and let sit for three minutes before rinsing/ drying. 

CLEAN UP MATERIALS

Personal Protective Equipment Bucket: 
Location: Black basket in utility closet
Contents: Gowns, goggles, masks, scoops, super-sorb powder

Bodily Fluid Cleanup Kit: 
Location: Green bucket located in utility closet
Contents: Gloves, garbage bags, paper towels, Cavicide Disinfectant Spray

• Cavicide can be used on all surfaces, both porous and solid (kickboards, rafts, the deck, etc.) Instructions for using Cavicide are laminated and in the bodily fluid cleanup kit.

“NO TRAIL LEFT BEHIND”

• When you are carrying the net with the fecal matter, make sure the bucket is underneath the net. 
• When transporting a student with fecal matter in their swim diaper, wrap them in a towel so they do not trail fecal matter along the deck. 
• Baby teachers: instruct the parents to wait to transport the kid across the pool deck until there is a towel available. 

DS, SS or PRO staff: use the indicators in the table below to determine which protocol to follow.

FECAL PROTOCOL TABLE

INDICATORS