Home Pool Safety:

• Never leave a child unobserved around water. Your eyes must be on the child at all times.
  
• Adult supervision is recommended.Install a phone by the pool or keep a cordless phone nearby so
  that you can call 9-1-1 in an emergency. Learn Red Cross CPR and insist that babysitters,grandparents, and others who care for your child know CPR.
  
• Post CPR instructions and 9-1-1 or your local emergency number in the pool area.
  
• Enclose the pool completely with a self-locking, self-closing fence with vertical bars. Openings in the fence should be no more than four inches wide. The house should not be included as a part of the barrier.
  
• The gate should be constructed so that it is self-latching and self-closing.
  
• Never leave furniture near the fence that would enable a child to climb over the fence.
  
• Always keep basic lifesaving equipment by the pool and know how to use it.
• Pole, rope, and personal flotation devices (PFDs) are recommended.
  
• Keep toys away from the pool when it is not in use. Toys can attract young children into the pool.
  
• Pool covers should always be completely removed prior to pool use.
  If a child is missing, check the pool first. Go to the edge of the pool and scan the entire pool,bottom, and surface, as well as the surrounding pool area.