SPLASH! to host World Aquatic Health Conference

The upcoming SPLASH! Event on the Gold Coast is to host the World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC) - the first time that conference will be held outside the USA.

The annual conference of the US-based National Swimming Pool Foundation (NSPF) the two-day conference brings together service technicians, builders, retailers, government regulators, educators and manufacturers to address key issues affecting aquatic venues.

A key part of the 2014 SPLASH! Pool and Spa trade show being held at Jupiters Hotel and Casino on 16th and 17th July, the conference will feature US-based presenters:

Michele Hlavsa of the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) who will discuss how to understand and prevent recreational water illness; and also describe the Model Aquatic Health Code;

Dr Chip Blatchley, who will discuss disinfection by-products in swimming pools, how they are formed and how to prevent them;

Dr Alex Antoniou who will show how to develop risk management plans associated with recreational water-borne illnesses.

As well there will be distinguished Australian presenters including:

Llew Withers of WA Health, who will discuss developing legislation and a code of practice for aquatic facilities in Western Australia;

Rachael Poon, a microbiologist with the Victorian Department of Health, who will look at the results of an investigation into the 2012/2013 outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in Victorian aquatic facilities; and

Rob Stowell of Learning Australia, who will discuss how we can improve quality and safety in the swimming pool industry through national qualifications.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Swimming Pool Retail Association Australia (SPRAA) and BioLab.

For more information please call 1300 789 845.

info@splashexpo.com.au
http://worldaquatichealthconference.com.au/