How Do You Insure Home Pool Safety?
There are several layers of protection that should be put into place to ensure safety in a home pool. A pool fence is going to be the first layer of protection needed. Your pool fence should be at least four feet high, and the spaces between slats or holes in the barrier need to be so close together that it stops a child from gaining a handhold or foothold which would allow them access to the other side of the barrier. Another layer of protection is pool alarms. Pool alarms either float on the surface of your pool or extend beneath the surface water. When anything over a certain weight breaks the pool’s surface, a high decible piercing alarm goes off to notify you. Finally, pool safety covers are a level of protection that ensure safety. A safety cover must be able to support at least 485 lbs. per 5 quare feet. This ensures that any child or animal that walks onto the pool area will be supported and will not enter the water. All of these methods are effective, but adult supervision is by far the best way to protect your family.
Every summer dozens of children drown in pool accidents at home. These accidents can happen in wading pools, apartment complex swimming pools, full size home pools, and even metal watering tanks on the family farm. These accidents can be prevented by implementing the following simple guidelines. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/upload//9000/400/10/0/9410.jpg’); }); Wading pools should be emptied after each use to ensure the safety of young children. Otherwise, purchase a cover or heavy tarp that will completely cover the pool and that can be tied securely with a nylon rope that will go around the pool once or twice or that is secured by pins and anchors. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/upload//9000/400/10/5/9415.jpg’); }); Any time your young children are outside playing in the pool,
