Water safety starts at home. Keeping yourself and others safe in and around the water is as easy as ABC. Follow the safety tips below to make sure you know how to be water safe!
Children and adults drown without a sound. No one should ever swim alone.
A is for ACTIVE ADULT SUPERVISION
• Keep infants and toddlers within an arm’s reach.
• No one should ever swim alone, including adults.
• Never rely on water wings, rafts, or other swimming aids in place of U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets.
• Assign an adult to be a Water Watcher, actively keeping their eyes on the water without ANY distractions.
• If a child or adult is missing, every second counts! Check the water FIRST!
B is for BARRIERS
• Install and maintain proper fencing around the pool and spa to isolate swimming areas.
• Use multiple layers of protection, such as fences, gates, doors, alarms, and safety covers.
• Use self-closing, self-latching gates that open outward and away from the pool.
• Remove items such as chairs or tables that a child could use to climb over a fence.
C is for CLASSES
• Learn to swim by taking lessons.
• Learn first aid and CPR. Always keep a phone nearby to call 9-1-1.
• Teach children that running, jumping, and pushing others on pool decks is dangerous and can cause injuries. Always enter the pool feet first so you know how deep the water is in that area.
Drain Safety
• Keep children away from pool and spa drains to avoid entrapment and entanglement.
• Keep long hair tied back and remove dangling items like jewelry or bathing suit ties.
• Install compliant safety drain covers and automatic shut-off pump systems.
• Know where the pool and spa pump switch is and how to turn it off and on.
兒童和成人無聲無息地溺水。 任何人都不應該單獨游泳。
A 代表成人的主動監督
• 將嬰兒和幼兒放在伸手可及的範圍內。
• 任何人都不應單獨游泳，包括成人。
• 切勿依靠水翼、筏或其他游泳輔助設備來取代美國海岸防衛隊核准的救生衣。
• 指派一名成年人擔任水觀察員，讓他們的注意力集中在水面上，不受任何干擾。
• 如果兒童或成人失踪，每一秒都很重要！ 首先檢查水！
B 代表障礙物
• 在泳池和水療中心周圍安裝並維護適當的圍欄，以隔離游泳區域。
• 使用多層保護，例如柵欄、門、門、警報器和安全罩。
• 使用向外且遠離泳池的地方開啟的自動關閉、自鎖門。
• 移除兒童可能用來翻越柵欄的椅子或桌子等物品。
C 代表類別
• 透過上課學習游泳。
• 學習急救和心肺復甦術。 請務必在附近放置一部電話，以便撥打 9-1-1。
• 教導孩子在泳池甲板上奔跑、跳躍和推擠他人是危險的，可能會造成傷害。 始終先進入泳池腳，這樣您就知道該區域的水有多深。
排水安全
• 讓兒童遠離泳池和水療中心的排水溝，以免被困或纏繞。
• 將長髮束在腦後，摘掉珠寶或泳衣領帶等懸掛物。
• 安裝符合要求的安全排水蓋和自動關閉泵浦系統。
• 了解泳池和水療幫浦開關的位置以及如何將其關閉和開啟。