The PBX requires just two lifeguards to carry out a rescue
Martin Symcox Launch of new extraction board completes a “three-year journey” for the Royal Life Saving Society
T
he Royal Life Saving
improved safety and has
Society (RLSS) has
the potential to reduce the
launched its new
demands placed on staff.
Pool Extraction Board (PXB),
key roles in a rescue situation. “It can also be used in place of an assisted lift and accommodate heavier or
“The PXB requires just two
which is set to transform
trained users to carry out a pool
pregnant swimmers, reducing
the way swimming pool
rescue for deck level pools, as
the manual handling risk of
rescues are carried out.
opposed to the traditional
injury to a lifeguard or staff.” The new board has so
“We spent almost three
four,” he says. “This means
years reviewing models from
fewer lifeguards are drawn
around the world, working with
into a rescue, enabling them to
medical experts and safety
manage the emergency, other
Martin Symcox of RLSS says the
equipment specialist Ferno
pool users and perform other
new PXB will transform rescues
far been well received by the leisure sector. “Within its first six months, more than 450 boards have
to design what we believe
been sold and delivered to
is the best extraction board
leisure centres across the UK
on the market,” says Martin
and around the world, including
Symcox, director of RLSS’s
Europe, China, Thailand and
trading subsidiary IQL UK.
United Arab Emirates.
According to Symcox,
“The demand has been
the new design creates
high from leisure centres
faster rescue times, offers
across the country with over 1,600 RLSS UK Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessors qualified to
The new Pool Extraction
deliver training on the PXB.”
Board enables faster rescue times and improved safety
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