child drowning prevention

Above Ground Pool Locking Ladder: The 30-Second Safety Step Most Owners Skip

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Above Ground Pool Locking Ladder

Nearly 70 percent of drownings among young children happen during non-swim time, when the child was not expected to be in or near the water, and for an above-ground pool, a ladder left down after the last swim can remain one of the clearest access routes into that risk. I have walked up to more … Read more

Above Ground Pool Safety: The Three Barriers That Work and Why the Pool Wall Often Does Not Count

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Above Ground Pool Safety

Above ground pool safety comes down to three access control layers: a compliant fence, a ladder that is actually secured between swims, and an alarm that catches what the first two miss. I have inspected plenty of backyards where the owner assumed the 48-inch pool wall was doing the job on its own, and in … Read more