Practice sensible pool safety and enjoy your pool with peace of mind
A swimming pool can be very dangerous for children. Help protect your children from drowning by doing the following:
* Never leave your children alone in or near the pool, even for a moment. An adult who knows CPR should actively supervise children at all times.
* Practice touch supervision with children younger than 5 years. This means that the adult is within an arm's length of the child at all times.
* It's a good idea to put up a fence to separate your house from the pool. Most young children who drown in pools wander out of the house and fall into the pool. This fence will completely separate the pool from the house and play area of the yard. Use gates that self-close and self-latch, with latches higher than your children's reach.
* Keep rescue equipment (such as a shepherd's hook or life preserver) and a telephone by the pool.
* Do not use air-filled "swimming aids" as a substitute for approved life vests.
* Remove all toys from the pool after use so children aren't tempted to reach for them.
* After the children are done swimming, secure the pool so they can't get back into it.
* Consider a "safety cover" on your pool during off-peak swim periods. (Ask your Planet Pools rep about our full line of safety covers.)
Even fencing around your pool and using a safety cover will not prevent all drownings.
Remember, teaching your child how to swim DOES NOT mean your child is safe in water.
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