• About
  • Welcome
  • Our Staff
  • Our Services
  • Our Location
  • Testimonials
• Pools
  • Designs
  • Fiberglass
  • Concrete
  • Vinyl Liners
  • Maintenance
  • Safety
• Products
• News/Events
  • What's New
  • Customer Appreciation
  • Calendar
• Showroom
  • Retail Store
  • Virtual Tours
• Contact Us
  • Contact Information
  • Free In-Home Estimate

Safety

Pool & Spa Safety Guidelines

Following these simple safety guidelines will help keep your pool fun and safe. Simply follow these steps:

• Always make sure everybody in the pool knows how to swim.
• Never let anybody swim alone.
• Post "Pool Rules" and use pool depth markings.
• Don't take glass or other sharp objects into or around the pool.
• Keep rescue equipment (such as a shepherd's hook or life preserver) and a telephone by the pool.
• Keep a well-stocked first-aid kit handy.
• Keep an emergency medical phone number nearby.
• Take the time to learn first aid and CPR techniques. It could save a life.
• Don't dive into the shallow end.
• Don't dive from the side of an in-ground pool. Enter the water feet first.
• Dive only from the end of the diving board and not from the sides.
• Don't dive if you have been using alcohol or drugs because your reaction time may be too slow.
• Ensure fence is built and installed according to code.
• Cover ALL drains.

A swimming pool in the yard can be very dangerous for children. If you have a pool, protect your children from drowning by doing the following:

• Never leave your children alone in or near the pool, even for a moment.
• You must 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. Install a fence at least 4 feet high around all sides of 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.
• Check all gate latches to ensure they are operating properly.
• If your house forms one side of the barrier to the pool, then doors leading from the house to the pool should be protected with alarms that produce a sound when a door is unexpectedly opened.
• A power safety cover that meets the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) adds to the protection of your children, but should not be used in place of the fence between your house and the pool. Even fencing around your pool and using a power safety cover will not prevent all drownings.
• Do not let your child use air-filled "swimming aids" because they are not a substitute for approved life vests and can be dangerous.
• Anyone watching young children around a pool should be CPR certified and be able to rescue a child if needed. Stay within an arm's length of your child.
• 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.
• For above-ground pools, steps and ladders to the pool should be secured and locked or removed when the pool is not in use.
• Install a pool alarm as an added precaution. Underwater pool alarms generally perform better and can be used in conjunction with pool covers.
• If a child is missing, always look in the pool first. Seconds count in preventing death or disability.
• Remember, teaching your child how to swim DOES NOT mean your child is safe in water.