Secure your pool with appropriate barriers.
Designate a water watcher…and stay in arm’s reach of young children.
Install anti-entrapment drain covers and safety release systems to protect against drain entrapment.
If a child is missing, check the water first.
This course focuses on developing an awareness of the risks of drowning and how to minimize those risks, especially for young children.
Help Your Family Be Safer in and Around Water. Children and adults can learn to be safer in and around water with Swim by the American Red Cross. Knowing how to swim is exciting and opens the door to many opportunities, but water is not without risk. Learning to enjoy the water safely should be the first step for anyone who will be around water. Have fun learning water safety in an engaging way with video and activities for kids and families. Track your kids’ progress with this FREE app as they learn to swim.
Or text: "SWIM" to 90999
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For further details, consult the pool barrier guidelines issued by The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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