Think Safety This Labor Day Weekend

 

Labor Day Weekend is here!  Now it's time to making sure you're pool is ready for the party.  Are you having a pool party this long weekend? Pool parties give you an excuse to invite everyone you know over to enjoy your swimming pool. It's very important to make sure safety doesn't get pushed to the side in all the poolside fun.

 According to the American Red Cross, knowing how to handle an emergency is key to safety.  Home Pool Essentials: Maintenance and Safety is an online course developed by the Red Cross and the National Swimming Pool Foundation to help teach pool and spa owners what to do in case of an emergency.

Here's other safety tips recommended by the Red Cross:

• When supervising children avoid distractions.
• Never leave a young child unattended near water, and don't trust another child to watch that child.
• Teach children to ask permission to go near and in water.
• All pools should have appropriate barriers.
• If a child goes missing, check the water first. Each second counts in preventing drowning.
• Weak or inexperienced swimmers should wear floatation devices. (ie. life jackets, floats)
• Know and understand how to respond to an emergency, and who to call for help. (CPR Skills)
• Always have life saving gear handy. This include life jackets, ring buoy, rope, pole or other floatation objects.

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The Importance of Pool Alarms For Your Family’s Safety

Enjoying the pool is one of the best things about summer, but if you have young children or pets it is extremely necessary to have a pool alarm.  Kids, especially those 5 and under, find their way into pools even if you just turn your head for a second.  Thus resulting in countless injuries and deaths every year; yet it can easily be prevented.  With so many pool alarms available for both indoors and outdoors you can find one that fits your home, budget, and needs.

Here are some great options from Suntek to protect your family this summer and year round:

• Techko S187D Safe Pool Magnetic Sensor Entry Alarm: This affordable alarm provides alarm protection to outdoor gates or home doors leading to potentially dangerous pool and spa areas.
• Techko S087 Indoor/Outdoor Pool Alarm, Magnetic Sensor, Powered by AC Adapter: When children open the protected door, window or gate by more than 1 each, the unit will sound its built-in 110 dB high output alarm, notifying nearby adults of the attempted entry.
• SmartPool POOLEYE PE23 Inground Pool Alarm with Remote: This state of the art pool alarm has Advanced immersion technology that reads surface & subsurface waves, protects against unauthorized pool entry. 

Pool Safety at a Summer Pool Party!

 

Although pool party are a great way to celebrate the amazing summer weather, it's very important to take the appropriate safety precautions.  According to poolsafety.gov, there are, on average, about 4,200 pool related injuries to children younger than 15 each year!

Make sure an adult is monitoring the pool at all times!
On average 390 children drown a year, of which, 75% are under the age of 5.  The number one cause of children drowning is because no one is watching them.  It may not be intentional, but adults around the party watching the children often think that someone else is responsible for watching the water.

Full Infographic via Poolfence.com

We recommend having a safety talk with the children before they get in the pool, as well as, either hiring a lifeguard or designating a responsible adult as the pool watcher for the day.

Have a great 4th of July weekend, and remember to be safe!