Surf rage, latest hazard for Australia's lifeguards
Guardian Unlimited
'Being a lifeguard seems like the ideal job. Sitting in the sun all day, watching the ocean and rescuing swimmers certainly beats sitting behind a desk.
But an Australian lifeguard's lot is apparently more stressful than people think. The men and women who patrol the country's miles of sandy beaches are reporting a rising tide of abuse from belligerent beachgoers and are being trained in how to handle outbreaks of "surf rage".
A trial scheme earlier this year in which specialists in workplace violence were brought in to teach professional lifeguards how to defuse hostile situations on the beach is now being rolled out to the country's army of volunteer surf lifesavers...'
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