Swimming Pool Safety Checklist
Drowning is the second leading cause of injury-related death for children, and the majority of drownings among children aged 0-4 years occur in residential pools -- more than half at the child's own home.
How safe is your backyard pool? This checklist can help you identify areas of potential danger which should be corrected to ensure your children’s safety.
Is your pool separated from your house by a fence, at least 5 feet high with unclimbable, vertical bars spaced no more than 4 inches apart?
Is there a strong, self-closing, self-latching gate that provides the only access to the pool? Is the gate kept locked when the pool is not in use? If not, is the latch above the reach of small children and located on the pool side of the gate?
Are you careful to keep chairs, tables, children’s toys or any other climbable objects away from your pool area?
Have you considered an alarm for your gate which would indicate whenever the gate was opened or left ajar? Have you considered a motion detector alarm for your pool area?
