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Follow on Google News |  Get the Best Pool Equipment for Swimming Pool SafetyWhile swimming pools are filled with fun and smiles and are great spots for making memories, they are also fraught with danger. Swimming pools are responsible for the drownings and near drownings of thousands of American children each year.
By: PurePool Kristin Marks (877) 479-7285 kristin@purepool.com To help ensure the pool safety, there are ways that pool owners can help prevent these horrible accidents from occurring. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers a handbook for owners, purchasers and builders of residential pools, spas, and hot tubs. Although the pool safety tips in the handbook are guidelines, some areas have included the guidelines into their building codes. Check to see if some of these guidelines are mandatory for your pool. Even if they are not, they can help save lives. A pool safety fence, a type of pool equipment, is the first line of defense in pool safety. Well-constructed and properly assembled pool safety fences prevent a small child from getting over, under or through to the pool when there is no adult supervision. The CPSC handbook offers helpful guidelines on the best construction methods for fences (also known as barriers) that prevent a small child from accessing a pool without adult supervision. In the event that a child does manage to somehow breach a pool barrier, or if a child is swimming in a pool without any barriers installed, there are secondary pool safety devices that can be put in place. It is important to keep a life hook (http://www.purepool.com/ Should a child become entrapped by pool equipment, there are pool safety devices that enable the equipment to be shut off, releasing the victim and enabling them to be pulled to safety. Anti-entrapment products include SVRS (http://www.purepool.com/ A safety vacuum release system can help stop accidents before they even happen. When a drain or suction outlet becomes blocked with debris, or by an unfortunate young swimmer, the system allows outside air to enter releasing the vacuum and ultimately the blockage. Another anti-entrapment option is the Stingl emergency shut-off button (http://www.purepool.com/ For older children, posting pool signs regarding swimming pool safety can help serve as reminders to avoid slipping and falling into the pool. According to CPSC estimates,300 children under 5 years old drown in swimming pools each year. California, Arizona and Florida tend to have more residential swimming pools than other states and are used with greater frequency throughout the year. In these states, the CPSC says that drowning was the leading cause of accidental death in and around the home for children under the age of 5 years. Most of the drownings occurred despite the children being supervised by at least one parent at the time of the accident. By reviewing data regarding the age, behavior and circumstances behind each accidental drowning incident, the CPSC has concluded that pool fences are the best way to enforce safety and prevent drownings and near-drownings from occurring. In addition to building pool gates that block entry for curious children, other safety measures and precautions, such as installing a SVRS and keeping life hooks, swimming pool ropes (http://www.purepool.com/ However, the CPSC notes that the best way to prevent an accident is with diligent adult supervision. ### PurePool.com was founded with the sole intention of providing pool and spa owners the highest quality supplies at the most competitive prices online. PurePool has been building relationships with the most well known and respected pool product manufactures for over 25 years. End
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