PREVENT BACKYARD TRAGEDY

Kid-proot your pooi

MORE THAN 200 childrer in
Canada drown each year in their
backyard pools.

According to the Red Cross,
many of these pool deaths may
have been prevented if pool owners
knew how to ‘kid-proof” their
pools.

‘*Temporarily unattended
children contribute to more pool
drownings than any other cause,"”
said Red Cross spokesman Heather
Dubay. *‘A child can drown quick-
ly and quietly in just a few inches
of water."

Recently, two young Kamloops
boys drowned after they wandered
from their hornes and climbed into
a murky swimming pool.

niques,” the spokesman said.

As well, the Ked Cross recom.
wiends that every pool should have
a six-foot high fence with con-
cinuous footings, or be imbedded
six inches into the ground to pre-
vent chadren from crawling under.
Chain fink fences offering foot-
holds should be tupped by a vY"
extension; have a lockable gate;
and the key should be kept in a
secure place.

The Red Cross also urees pool
owners to have a lightweight,
strong pole with a wide hook or
grab bar at one end, and that the
pole should be long enough to
reach half way across the pool.
The pool should also be insulated

length of the pool should be firmly
attached toa heaving line:

—- That a welbatocked, clearly
marked first aid Kit and a phone
with emergenes nulibers posted on
it should be accessible tram the
pool area;

—- That a float line, which serves
as oa life-line and keeps weak
swimmers in the shallow end of the
pool, should be located 12 inches
towards the shallow end of the
pool before the slope begins;

— That a pool cover should be
placed over the pool when it is not
being used for extended periods;

— That portable pools should be
emptied and stored upside down
immediately after use.

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G4 LIGHTING

The Red Cross offers many ex-
cellent learn-to-swim and water
safety programs.

“Make sure everyone in your
family knows how to swim and is
familiar with water rescue tech-

if there are lighting fixtures in or For further information concer-

around it.

The Red Cross also recom-
mends:

— That a buoyant aid of one-
quarter nylon floating rope the

ning local bylaws and regulations
for private pools, contact your
building department and public
utilities and bylaw officer in your
municipality.

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