Protecting guests is a complex, year-round effort that requires dedication in-season and off-
Waterpark safety is often positioned as the responsibility of a particular group—families must take precautions to look after their children, lifeguards must oversee a certain pool or feature, and so on. But first and foremost, safety is actually a joint effort between parkgoers and staff members, or rather, a tacit agreement that guests affirm simply by showing up.
“Once they enter the park, there’s that insinuated responsibility that, if you’re visiting the park, you’re going to be following the rules that we put in place,” says Rhonda Bouma, Park Superintendent for Rolling Hills Water Park in Washtenaw County, Mich.
That being said, patrons may have the easier job in the partnership. Waterparks oversee a round-the-clock effort, in season and off, to ensure every guest is protected.
