June Safety Selfie: Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona President, Melissa Sutton
Do you want your picture featured on the Pool Safely blog and social media channels? It only takes a few simple steps! First, take the Pool Safely Pledge. Next, take…
Read MoreNew Reports: Fatal Drownings Decrease by 17 Percent, Swimming Skills Improve
than 5—the most vulnerable population—has decreased 17 percent nationwide since 2010, the year the Pool Safely campaign was started. The latest data also shows that in 2014, there were 346…
Read MoreJuly Safety Selfie: World Waterpark Association, Beth Root
simple steps! First, take the Pool Safely Pledge. Next, take a photo showing you took the Pledge and share it on social media using #SafetySelfie and tag @PoolSafely. Each month…
Read MoreFighting for Safer Water at the 2018 NDPA Educational Conference
CPSC Acting Chairman Buerkle meets with members of the NDPA Board to discuss working together to advance a shared mission to stop drowning. The Pool Safely campaign again had the…
Read MoreSimple Safety Steps Series: Take the Pledge
all permanent pools have a proper fence and gate and anti-entrapment drain covers. Kids Pool Safely in 2016 and beyond. Never Swim Alone. Ask their parents to sign them up…
Read MoreGovernment Investigation Raises Concerns About Pool and Spa Drain Cover Testing and Entrapment Risks
certified by these laboratories may not comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (P&SSAct). Pool and spa drains that use covers certified with inaccurate flow ratings…
Read MoreNew CPSC Drowning Data Calls for Caution this Swim Season
vigilance. To lessen these persistent risks and keep young ones safer around water, there are several proactive safety measures you can take. Start with Pool Safely’s six simple steps: Supervise…
Read MoreCPSC Launches National Campaign to Change the Way People Think and Act about Pool and Spa Safety
today kicks-off the Pool Safely campaign (www.poolsafely.gov), a first-of-its-kind national public education effort to reduce child drownings and non-fatal submersions, and entrapments in swimming pools and spas. Read Press Release…
Read MoreSimple Safety Steps Series: Teach Children How to Swim
…Pool Safely and our partners on the importance of knowing how to swim: Pool Safely Educational Video: Swimming Lessons Pool Safely song by Laurie Berkner The Gift of Swimming Water…
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