Tag: safety tips
How do I fence in my pool?
Pool and spa owners in New Zealand are cheering a proposed change to the nation’s fencing law would mean that above-ground portable hot tubs with locking covers are no longer be required to have fences around them. That’s all well and good for those down under. But what about the millions of pool and spa […]
Knowing these 4 pool heater dangers could save your life
A dozen different businesses are embroiled in a lawsuit over a pool heater explosion that injured two people. The courts will ultimately decide who’s at fault in this dispute, but it points out a hidden pool danger many swimmers don’t know about until it’s too late. An estimated 900,000 pools in the U.S. are heated […]
Pool entrapment: understanding and preventing the danger
A child in the Philippines barely escaped with his life recently when he became entrapped in the drain pipe of a local swimming pool. What does this news from halfway around the world have to do with you and swimming pool safety? Plenty. Entrapment is one of the hidden dangers of swimming pools many people […]
