Here are some pool safety reminders to help prevent accidents and to help keep your family and friends safe.

ACCIDENT PREVENTION

• Never let children under the age of 14 swim unsupervised in a pool. Constant, vigilant supervision of infants and children is paramount at all times.
  
  
• Set pool rules and stick by them. Don't allow running around the pool, which can easily cause slips to occur. Insist on safe diving and proper use of diving boards, slides and other water toys.
  
  
• Always find out whether or not guests can swim. Supervise guests who can't swim the way you would a child.
  
  
• Strongly consider having at least one family member trained in basic CPR.
  
  
• Keep a wireless telephone near, but not too close, to the pool.
  
  
• Keep these basic safety items by the pool at all times:
  Shepherd's crook or long-handled hook
  
  Life preserver
  
  First aid kit including written instructions on how to administer CPR
  
  
• Be sure access to your pool area meets or exceeds local codes to keep children and uninvited guests from using your pool unsupervised.
  
  

LINKS TO ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION

Click on the Web sites below to get safety information from other safety and/or pool and spa organizations.

Association of Pool and Spa Professionals

Red Cross

www.waterandhealth.org

Centers For Disease Control