Welcome to Shendy’s Consulting

Shendy (AKA Eric Shendelman)

Services & Expertise Provided
Camp & Organizational Leadership
 ✔ Camp director consulting (day & overnight camps)
 ✔ Camp standards compliance & best-practice implementation
 ✔ Staff training, supervision & operational leadership support
Aquatics Safety & Training
 ✔ Lifeguard, swim instructor & aquatic staff certification
 ✔ Aquatic program design & risk management
 ✔ Water safety audits & inspections
 ✔ Drowning prevention education & strategy
First Aid & Emergency Preparedness
 ✔ First Aid & CPR training and certification
 ✔ Crisis response planning & emergency protocols
 ✔ Incident prevention and response training for staff teams
Safety Management & Risk Reduction
 ✔ Safety inspections & compliance audits
 ✔ Injury prevention program development
 ✔ Policy creation aligned with provincial and national standards

Policy Development & Advisory
 ✔ Safety policy drafting for camps, schools & organizations
 ✔ Advisory roles with government, school boards & associations
 ✔ Standards development & governance support
Education & Youth Programming
 ✔ School-based safety and aquatic program development
 ✔ Age-appropriate injury prevention education
 ✔ Teacher-informed approach to learning and engagement
Public Safety Advocacy & Speaking
 ✔ Founder & facilitator of the NO PUSH Movement
 ✔ Keynote talks & workshops on injury and drowning prevention
 ✔ Ambassador training for youth and professionals

“Eric Shendelman brings 30+ years of leadership in aquatics, safety, education, and
crisis response—helping camps, schools, and organizations create safer environments
through training, policy, and prevention.”

Slide Information: Injury and Drowning Prevention
 Quote from HSH: ‘If you see something say something’
 Network with the ‘Experts’
 Do you have ‘that person’ to call in case of emergency
 Review safety protocols and procedures with key staff
 Proactive vs. Reactive approaches to injury and drowning prevention
 Planning, Training and Executing
 The importance of record keeping, incident and accident reporting
 The Debrief and what that looks like
 The Living Document