Sesame Street Lifeguard Report

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I work for a little known Seaworld park, Sesame Place. Yes, a theme park dedicated to the treasured childhood show Sesame Street. While childish, the park is operated by guidelines and policies instituted across all other parks. I happen to work in Aquatic Operations, or simply put I am a Lifeguard. I am one of nearly 200 lifeguards who are on the sesonal payroll in the park. We are all American Red Cross (ARC) certified guards, in an ARC accredited park. This means that we undergo yearly inspection by ARC officials that inspect and audit our facility (this year we were given the certification of "well above national standards").

Aquatic operations are only a small fraction of the operations in the park, but we are the most independent and

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