With unprecedented experience in the fields of risk management and aquatics, the E&A team identifies issues surrounding aquatic safety and continually creates new, safety driven programs geared toward accident prevention and accountability.
E&A has marked more "first and only" moments than any other aquatic service provider in the world. E&A’s innovation, standards of excellence and dedication to safety continue to elevate swimmer safety around the world.
The FIRST Aquatic Service Provider to:
- Develop and facilitate use of rescue tube to execute all in-water aquatic rescues
- Provide professional aquatic accident investigation and litigation support
- Develop the 10/20 Second Protection Standard and 10/3 Minute Protection Standard now recognized worldwide as an industry standard of care
- Develop a shallow water lifeguard training program
- Introduce in-water rescue breathing technology
- Develop and implement Supplemental Emergency Oxygen Support training with the introduction of the Bag Valve Mask and Non-Rebreathers into lifeguard curriculum
- Create a comprehensive lifeguard training program combining first aid, health care provider CPR, oxygen administration, AED, and lifeguarding skills into one curriculum
- Provide clients with a comprehensive accident/rescue reporting system
- Develop a paperless training administration and tracking system using a client only secure website
- Create and implement electronic training credentials for lifeguard training and other courses
- Establish International Audit Awards benchmarking aquatic safety excellence via unannounced audits
- Achieve Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) certification for lifeguard supervisor training
The ONLY Aquatic Service Provider to:
- Offer an integrated International Lifeguard Training Program and Comprehensive Aquatic Risk Management Program™
- Provide an effective, measurable, enforceable lifeguard accountability program
- Implement and include supplemental emergency oxygen support technology into lifeguard training curriculum
- Provide effective care protocols and systems to facilitate a two-minute AED and one-minute emergency oxygen operating standard
- Create and develope the Zone Validation™ system which included the concepts of Zone of Protection™ and Zone Coverage™
- Provide Zone of Protection® and Zone Validation® documentation programs to meet Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) requirements
- Develop Vigilance Awareness Training® (VAT®)
- Develop, with partnership through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES), autism training and certification for lifeguards
- Establish elite Golden Guard safety award achieved by fewer than 1% of all lifeguards worldwide