{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/name-the-water-watcher-and-hand-over-before-attention-moves",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1068",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Name the water watcher and hand over before attention moves",
  "summary": "Everyone nearby is not the name of a supervisor.",
  "kind": "checklist",
  "body": "Assign an attentive, capable adult whose only task is watching the children. Put unrelated reading, messaging and conversation aside. If that adult must stop watching, arrange an explicit handover before attention moves, or take the children away from the water.",
  "limits": [
    "A lifeguard, flotation aid or a child's confidence is not a substitute for the required supervision. Adapt the activity to abilities and local safety guidance; do not supervise while impaired."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "life-05-home-safety"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-CE6821176CA38F97"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "CPSC recommends a designated adult whose only task is watching children in or near water, even when a lifeguard is present.",
      "source_id": "RS-CE6821176CA38F97",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "A name on a rota is not active supervision, and a handover must not create an unattended interval.",
      "locator": "Designate a water watcher"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "Children are in or near a pool or another water setting."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "A lifeguard, flotation aid or a child's confidence is not a substitute for the required supervision. Adapt the activity to abilities and local safety guidance; do not supervise while impaired."
  ],
  "example": "At a gathering, the designated watcher does not leave to answer a nonurgent message until another capable adult has clearly taken over.",
  "check": "There is no interval in which each adult assumes the other is watching.",
  "checklist": [
    "Agree who is responsible before the activity starts.",
    "Keep supervision continuous and keep a phone available for emergencies rather than entertainment.",
    "Confirm the replacement watcher is ready before handing over."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-CE6821176CA38F97",
      "title": "Safety Tips",
      "url": "https://www.poolsafely.gov/parents/safety-tips/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-871D6F430200B356",
      "title": "Remove household hazards before they become an emergency",
      "url": "/collections/remove-household-hazards-before-they-become-an-emergency"
    }
  ]
}