Pool Safety Tips!

"The Albany County Department of Health recommends these safety steps:

Keep Your Pool Safe When You're Not Using It

- Keep your pool closed and safe when no one is swimming.

- Put a fence all the way around your pool. The fence should have a gate that closes and locks by itself and is too high for kids to open.

- For above-ground pools, lock or remove steps, ladders, or anything kids could use to climb into the pool when an adult is not watching.

- You can add extra safety tools, like:

- Alarms and locks on doors and windows that lead to the pool. Put them up high where kids cannot reach.

- Pool covers that lock so kids cannot get into the water.

For more details, you can read the Safety Barrier Guidelines for Residential Pools by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Follow Rules and Make Safe Choices Around Water

- Do not dive headfirst unless the pool has a safe place for diving.

- Stay away from pool drains.

- Always swim with a buddy.

- Only swim when an adult who is watching says it's okay.

- Do not swim if you have been drinking alcohol.

- Adults who are watching swimmers should not read, talk on the phone, or get distracted.

Use These Steps to Stay Safe in the Water

- Use many layers of safety, like fences to block the water, life jackets, and adults watching closely to help prevent drowning.

- Make sure everyone in your family learns to swim. They should know how to get in the water safely, float, move around, swim a little, and get out.

Learn what to do in a water emergency. Know how to help someone safely, how to call for help, and how to do CPR.

More Information and Resources:

Red Cross: Home Swimming Pool Safety

CDC: Keeping Your Pool Safe and Healthy"

Shared from today's Albany County email update.