Variable Speed Pool Pumps | Pool Safety

Part of our job as home performance contractors is to make sure you and your family are in a safe environment.  We perform test for carbon monoxide and combustion gases even on all electric houses with attached garages.  In the summer time we hear all too often the drowning or near drowning accidents.  Pool safety for children is everyone's responsibility so we have provided some useful tips to prevent these needless tragedies.

• Know where your children are at all times
• Know CPR
• Use an approved barrier to separate the pool from the house
• Never allow children to be alone near a pool or any water source
• Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a pole/hook, or flotation device
• Keep large objects such as tables, chairs, toys, and ladders away from pool fences
• Post the 9-1-1 number on the phone
• Do not allow children to play around the pool and store all toys outside the pool area
• If you leave the pool area, take the children with you
• Always have a “designated child watcher”
• Learn to swim
• Never swim alone, or while under the influence of alcohol or medications

http://www.poolsafely.gov/