Certified Pool Operator (CPO)
Certified Pool Operator (CPO)
Time: 8:30 am– 5:00 pm | Registration begins at 8:15 am
Instructor: Lauren Broom PHTA Certified CPO Instructor, Space Coast Pool School
Continuing Education Credit: 6.00 CEC’s
According to Florida Law 64E-9.018,
"An individual who services a public pool by maintaining the cleanliness, water quality, and chemical balance of public pools shall be certified. To be certified an individual must demonstrate knowledge of public pools…(and) shall attend a training course of national recognition that is approved by the department of at least 16 hours in length and shall pass a test acceptable to the department."
Certification curriculum will cover information regarding: proper pool chemistry, mitigating physical hazards, facility management, general safety, risk, and liability topics among others. Please note: The CPO certification is only valid for 5 years.
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Class Pricing
- APASS Subscriber: $350
- Members: $400
- Non-members: $450
Meet your Instructor:
Lauren Broom is the owner of Space Coast Pool School, LLC for the past 10 years. She attended the University of Central Florida earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. Currently a Registered Sanitarian (certification in public health), Lauren has over 16 years experience in the inspection of commercial pools in Florida as a commercial public pool inspector from the Florida Department of Health, along with recreational waterborne disease outbreak investigations. Lauren holds a spot on the PHTA CPO Advisory Board and a spot on the PHTA-2 Standard Writing Committee. She also is a adjunct instructor at Valencia College.
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