Swimming Pool Safety

As a Tucson and Phoenix personal injury law firm, my Zanes Law team helps hundreds of clients each year who have been injured in preventable accidents.  So as summer approaches, I believe that it is extremely important to talk about  swimming pool safety because we want to make sure our children stay safe all summer long.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends that pool owners adopt water safety steps to prevent children from getting to the water when there is no adult supervision.  In order to get started, please ask yourself the following questions. Your answers to these questions will help you to evaluate the effectiveness of your water safety measures and to determine what steps need to be taken to prevent  drowning injuries. Is there a fence around the perimeter of your pool or spa?

1. Are there self-closing and self-latching gates?
2. Are there door, gate, or pool alarms in use?
3. Does your pool have anti-entrapment drain covers that protect swimmers?
4. Are all pool and spa covers in working order?
5. Has someone in the family received CPR training?
6. Has everyone learned to swim?

If you own a pool, you want your answer to all of the above questions to be "yes".  It is extremely important to understand that a child can drown in the time it takes to answer a telephone.  Listed below are safety tips that you can adopt in order to make your pool or spa safe for children:

1.  Always watch your children when they are in or near a pool or spa;
2.  Teach your children basic water safety tips;
3. Keep children away from pool drains, pipes, and other opening to avoid entrapments;
4. Have a portable telephone close by when you or your family are using a pool or spa;
5. If a child is missing, look for him or  her in the pool or spa FIRST;
6. Share safety instructions with family, friends, and neighbors.

This information is just a start.  I will add additional pool safety information to the Zane Law blog over the next week or two because at Zanes Law preventing accidents is just as important to us as helping those who have suffered serious injuries.  Zanes Law attorneys represent people who have been injured in all types of accidents.  So if you have been injured and need help, call the personal injury attorneys at Zanes Law, a leading personal injury and car accident law firm, at 520-777-7777 or 866-430-2585 for a free initial evaluation.