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 Water
Safety
According
to the Consumer
Product Safety
Commission,
more than
300 children
under the
age of 5 drown
in residential
swimming pools
and hot tubs
each year,
and 3,000
children in
the same age
group are
treated in
emergency
rooms for
submersion
accidents.
Keep these
tips in mind
when your
child is in
or near water
– including
pools, bathtubs,
hot tubs,
rivers and
lakes.
- Always
provide
adult supervision.
- Never
leave a
child alone
in or near
the water.
Encourage
children
to use the
buddy system.
- Flotation
devices,
water wings
and pool
toys should
never be
used as
life jackets.
- Never
go swimming
during a
storm or
when there
is lightning.
- Children
should swim
only in
supervised
or designated
areas.
- Never
permit a
child to
swim in
a river.
- Make sure
you and
your child
knows the
depth of
the water.
- Do not
permit diving
or jumping
into water
that is
less than
9-feet
deep.
- Keep a
phone and
emergency
numbers
near the
water.
- Have each
child complete
a swimming
safety program.
- Enforce
all pool
rules, including
no running,
pushing
or dunking
other swimmers.
If you own
a pool or
a hot tub,
follow these
safety tips,
too:
- Make sure
there is
a clear
view of
the entire
pool from
your house.
- Install
a fence
or wall
that is
at least
five-feet
high and
completely
surrounds
the pool.
Entry points
should be
kept locked.
- Invest
in a pool
alarm that
sounds when
a child
enters the
pool.
- Make sure
that any
handles
or latches
to gate
openings
are not
easily accessible
to young
children.
- Follow
the manufacturer’s
directions
for the
safe installation
and use
of your
pool cover.
- Keep all
electrical
appliances
away from
the pool
and hot
tub.
- Store
pool chemicals
carefully
– explosions
and burn
injuries
can occur
if the chemicals
are stored
improperly
or handled
by children.
- Cover
hot tubs
with self-latching
locks when
not in use.
- Limit
the amount
of time
children
spend in
hot tubs.
High water
temperatures
elevate
body temperatures
of children.
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