Water Safety Checklist
- If you have or live near a swimming pool, has four-sided pool fencing with self locking and self closing gates been installed Fencing should completely isolate the pool.
- Is pool fencing at least five feet high?
- Are you careful not to prop the gate open or disable the latch or gate?
- Do you keep a cordless, water resistant telephone in the pool area with emergency numbers posted nearby?
- Is poolside rescue equipment kept close to the pool area?
- Do adults practice constant supervision around any body of water?
- Have you learned and practiced the basic lifesaving techniques, including First Aid and CPR?
- Are CPR instructions posted near the pool area?
- Have you enrolled non-swimmers in swimming lessons taught by a qualified instructor? Remember that regardless of skill level, young children should never be left unsupervised?
- Are you careful not to allow young children and non-swimmers to use rafts and inflatable toys that could easily deflate?
- Are all pool toys and rafts securely stored when the pool is not in use?
- Have you cleared debris, clutter and pool toys from the pool deck and adjoining pathways?
- Do you use plastic glasses and plates around the pool area?
- Are pool chemicals used and stored according to the manufacturer's guidelines?
- Do you keep pool chemicals in a dry place away from other items and heat sources?
- Do you lock all pool chemicals in a secure cabinet out of children's reach?