Staying safe poolside
With the temperatures rising, a favorite activity for young and old is cooling off in the pool. But, swimming pools are not all fun and games. Whether it's swimming leisurely, enjoying water aerobics or playing with family and friends, water safety is a top priority. Taking safety steps as outlined above, can help reduce the number of pool-related incidents.
Before an unexpected accident occurs on your property, make sure you have the right insurance coverage. An umbrella policy can provide additional liability protection against an unexpected claim and can easily be purchased in conjunction with your homeowners policy. This added layer of protection may cover you and protect your assets if someone gets injured in your pool. Talk to your local independent agent, who can provide you with various insurance options for more ways to keep yourself protected.
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Staying safe poolside
With the temperatures rising, a favorite activity for young and old is cooling off in the pool. But, swimming pools are not all fun and games. Whether it's swimming leisurely, enjoying water aerobics or playing with family and friends, water safety is a top priority. Taking safety steps as outlined above, can help reduce the number of pool-related incidents.
Before an unexpected accident occurs on your property, make sure you have the right insurance coverage. An umbrella policy can provide additional liability protection against an unexpected claim and can easily be purchased in conjunction with your homeowners policy. This added layer of protection may cover you and protect your assets if someone gets injured in your pool. Talk to your local independent agent, who can provide you with various insurance options for more ways to keep yourself protected.
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Staying safe poolside
With the temperatures rising, a favorite activity for young and old is cooling off in the pool. But, swimming pools are not all fun and games. Whether it's swimming leisurely, enjoying water aerobics or playing with family and friends, water safety is a top priority. Taking safety steps as outlined above, can help reduce the number of pool-related incidents.
Before an unexpected accident occurs on your property, make sure you have the right insurance coverage. An umbrella policy can provide additional liability protection against an unexpected claim and can easily be purchased in conjunction with your homeowners policy. This added layer of protection may cover you and protect your assets if someone gets injured in your pool. Talk to your local independent agent, who can provide you with various insurance options for more ways to keep yourself protected.
Pool safety
Do:
- Have rules for your pool, ensure everyone knows them and restate them often.
- Install fencing to keep people out of the pool area without your knowledge. Most communicates require fencing at least four feet high around all sides of the pool. Determine specific regulations for your area.
- Keep children away from the filter inlet, which can draw young children underwater.
- If you have children in your pool, make sure they know how to swim, or have them wear protective floatation devices, but don't rely on these devices to exclusively protect the child.
- Evacuate the pool during a thunderstorm or in the rain
Don't
- Don't allow glass or sharp, breakable items in the pool area
- Don't swim alone
- Don't leave children unattended in or near the pool area for any reason
- Don't allow adults who have been drinking alcohol into the pool area. Alcohol and swimming don't mix.
- Don't allow running, diving, pushing or dunking in your pool.
Pool safety checklist
- Have a cell phone in the pool area and post emergency numbers nearby
- Remove anything near a pool's fence that children could climb on to get into the pool, like tables, chairs, vegetation or toys
- Collect all toys from the pool at end of each day so the children don't wander after them
- When leaving the pool area, make sure all gates, locks, safety covers and alarms are working properly
- Make sure at least one adult supervisor in the pool area knows CPR
Talk to your independent insurance agent about adding an umbrella policy, in case the unexpected happens.
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Staying safe poolside
With the temperatures rising, a favorite activity for young and old is cooling off in the pool. But, swimming pools are not all fun and games. Whether it's swimming leisurely, enjoying water aerobics or playing with family and friends, water safety is a top priority. Taking safety steps as outlined above, can help reduce the number of pool-related incidents.
Before an unexpected accident occurs on your property, make sure you have the right insurance coverage. An umbrella policy can provide additional liability protection against an unexpected claim and can easily be purchased in conjunction with your homeowners policy. This added layer of protection may cover you and protect your assets if someone gets injured in your pool. Talk to your local independent agent, who can provide you with various insurance options for more ways to keep yourself protected.