ACSM's health/fitness facility standards and guidelines / American College of Sports Medicine ; editors, Stephen J. Tharrett, Kyle J. McInnis, James A. Peterson.
2007
GV429 .A45 2007 (Mapit)
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Title
ACSM's health/fitness facility standards and guidelines / American College of Sports Medicine ; editors, Stephen J. Tharrett, Kyle J. McInnis, James A. Peterson.
Corporate Author
American College of Sports Medicine.
Edition
3rd ed.
ISBN
9780736051538
0736051538
0736051538
Imprint
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2007.
Language
English
Description
xii, 203 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Call Number
GV429 .A45 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
613.7/1
Summary
By incorporating the views of industry trade organizations and fitness associations, this new third edition represents an up-to-date industry consensus on accepted standards (the minimal performance expectations each facility must meet) and guidelines (recommendations for each facility achieving higher than minimal expectations) for staffing, programming, safety, design, and equipment. The following are updates and enhancements to this new edition: A thorough presentation of standards and guidelines addressing all aspects of facility management, such as risk management and emergency planning, pre-activity screening, orientation, education, supervision, staff qualifications, facility design and construction, facility equipment, signage, and operational practices; Explanations about why compliance to the standards is beneficial to health and fitness facilities; Recommendations concerning the development of technological advances, such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs); Related federal laws, including the OSHA blood-borne pathogen rule, employment laws, and the Federal Privacy Act, so that facility managers can protect their members as well as their businesses; ACSM position statements and information from the most recent ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (2006); A substantial increase in the supplemental materials and forms featured in the appendixes, providing even more specific detailed information for various types of facilities. By organizing the content into chapters that feature reviews and discussions of specific focal points as well as many practical applications, the material is easy to apply in real-world situations. Each chapter is focused on a specific issue and addresses both the standards and guidelines that pertain to that issue. As a result, facility managers in every setting can gain a clear understanding of how to put the recommendations into practice, whether in a community or workplace facility, school, hotel, or spa. By measuring their facilities against the recommendations, managers can enhance the services they deliver to facility members.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195) and index.
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Table of Contents
Blueprint for excellence
Pre-activity screening
Orientation, education, and supervision
Risk management and emergency policies
Professional staff and independent contractors
Health/fitness facility design and construction
Health/fitness facility equipment
Health/fitness facility operating practices
Signage in health/fitness facilities.
Pre-activity screening
Orientation, education, and supervision
Risk management and emergency policies
Professional staff and independent contractors
Health/fitness facility design and construction
Health/fitness facility equipment
Health/fitness facility operating practices
Signage in health/fitness facilities.