The safety protocols for monitoring wave pools are rather complicated. Surf Lakes and the Palm Springs Surf Club demo pool are two different beasts. One is expansive and open while the other is small and boxed in. Safety guidelines aren’t a one-size-fits-all endeavor. The expanse of Surf Lakes requires more lifeguards while in Palm Springs, the main danger comes from the high velocity in such a small area (it’s basically a concrete box.) But how do you evenly set standards for surf parks? You don’t. Fortunately, there is work being done in this space by a group of safety nerds from within the wave pool technology companies. ASTM International (formerly The American Society for Testing and Materials) formed in 1898 because train rails were breaking and crashing trains and killing people. Never a good thing. The group started setting safety standards for simple things like metal density and today the … Continue reading Who is developing standards for surf pools? That’s right, “Safety Nerds”