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Posted: March 31, 2026Categories: Events
Read more »April 14th & 15th
Where
River Bend Golf CLub
5900 S. Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532Course Details
- Two-Day Classroom: interactive 14 to 16-hour, two-day program
- Blended Format: combined online Pool Operator Primer Course (POP) and attendance on the second day of the in-classroom course for the final exam.
- Illinois Department of Public Health recognizes the CPO® as a verifiable certification.
- IACET Continuing Education Units Qualification for eligibility of Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Taught by Deborah Todner, multiple year PHTA® Certified Instructor with twenty plus years firsthand experience. Course materials with practical-use instruction will benefit the CPO® and the facility they are responsible to, with emphasis on the importance of applying all tools learned for facility preservation and reduction of operating costs.
Training through this CPO® course will equip each operator with the knowledge, techniques and skills for optimal pool and spa operations. A CPO® is a person
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Posted: December 06, 2022Categories: Article
Read more »"Preventative Maintenance" is a concept that has been universally understood for years, accepted in theory but less so in practice. If you lack preventative maintenance, you must ultimately deal with the consequences - equipment failure, patron or staff injury that could have been prevented. For those of you who have an outdoor water park, pool, or spray park which is only open ten to twelve weeks of the year, there are forty weeks for preventative maintenance. As for indoor facilities, we see more and more facilities taking a one to two week shut down for cleaning and maintenance. A comprehensive preventative maintenance schedule could help prevent many equipment failures and or injury to a patron or staff member. Are you prepared?
Many believe a maintenance program only cover moving parts, but in fact, it covers all aspects of your facility, including both moving and fixed equipment. Let us take for example a pool ladder. A loose step can cause a twisted ankle or a