By YMCA at Citysearch January 27, 2010
Unhealthful conditions at this YMCA POOL!!!\t\nComplaining to the Staff and directors is useless.\t\nHow Many more Adults and children will die or be injured in this YMCA Pool due directly to Bad Policy by the Facility and Aquatics Director? \t\n\t\nNone if you report problems to the \t\nHealth Dept. Pools Inspector!!!\t\nPlease call the Health Inspector \t\nwhen there are problems with the \t\nWater Quality and Pool Saftey:\t\n\t\nBelinda Larsen (818) 902-4450\t\nHours: Tuesday - Friday 8 - 9 am\t\nLos Angeles County\t\nDepartment of Public Health\t\nRecreational Waters Program\t\nBurbank, North Hollywood, Sun Valley, \t\nSunland, Toluca Lake, & Tujunga.\t\n\t\n\t\nSee this article on Worker Death at the NoHo YMCA Pool:\t\n\t\nMaintenance worker found dead at bottom of pool at NoHo YMCA\t\nDaily News Wire Services\t\nUpdated: 11/12/2009 09:00:27 AM PST\t\n\t\nThere were 3 people in the pool area, at the time of death (Nov. 2009); Not one of them could even swim; no lifeguard on duty.....\t\n\t\nWow, whose in charge here and why is the pool in various states of Extreme Hazard (Usually Chemical Contamination from improper use of cleaning Chemicals draining in to the gutters of the pool (Which get pumped back in to the pool with the swimmers)? \t\nCan someone please FIRE all of the staff at this YMCA and begin with new SAFE policies? I was pretty sure that the YMCA's Mission Statement pushes Health, right? ...read more
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