Ep 73. Pool Safety – Drowning Prevention and Pool Chemical Storage

Frank and Jacque answer a question about storing pool chemicals at your home and preventing drowning.

Drowning is the #1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 years of age and the number 2 cause of death for children ages 4 to 11. Frank and Jacque discuss many things that you can do to help prevent drowning with your children and with other children in your pool. #1 Teach your child to swim.

chlorine, child safety, drowning prevention, swimming pool barriers, pool safety nets, pool safety covers, teaching children to swim, swimmer safety, vgb compliance,

03:00 safe storage, question

04:00 deck box

08.20 swimming pool safety

08:50 Get your kids into swim class, as young as 4 months

10:24 What to avoid. Don’t swim in cloudy water

12:00 floatation devices, U.S. Coast Guard approved

13:10 Assigned adult to monitor children

13:50 learn CPR

14:05 entrapment issues, hair, loose suits, jewelry

16:45 list, learn to swim, barriers, safety nets allsafepool.com, safety covers, automatic covers,

19:17 break

19:48 Removable safety fence

21:20 gates

22:30 pool alarms

23:10 ring or other cameras with alerts

23:35 Doors and windows

24:05 Frank doesn’t like solar covers

25:00 Don’t overdo it on the floats and other toys on top of the pool

26:20 Red Cross list, never swim alone, supervise children, no breath holding games, life vest, always feet first, reach throw don’t go, stay away from pool drains, designated areas, avoid alcohol, CPR

28:40 Lola barking

29:00 sign off


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The Deep End Pool Podcast focuses on residential pool maintenance and may not cover commercial pool requirements. Please consult the CDC and local authorities regarding the code requirements for commercial pool maintenance.

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