Latest Pool Safely Statistics: At Least 148 Children Fatally Drowned in Pools and Spas this Summer
…you do not know, ask your pool service provider about safer drain covers. To learn more about Pool Safely, or to take the Pool Safely Pledge, please visit: www.poolsafely.gov *Dates…
Read MoreCPSC’s Pool Safely and the Michael Phelps Foundation Honor a Decade of Water Safety
drain covers that comply with federal safety standards. To learn more about Pool Safely, or to Take the Pool Safely Pledge, please visit: www.poolsafely.gov About Pool Safely Pool Safely, a…
Read MoreCPSC Calls for Increased Water Safety Efforts as Summer Swim Season Arrives
New data shows, drowning is still the leading cause of unintentional death among children 1–4 and the second leading cause among children 5–14
Read MoreThursday, March 1: Join CPSC’s Pool Safely Grants Webinar for Information and Q&A
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is hosting a free webinar for state and local governments and others interested in learning more about the Pool Safely Grant Program on March 1, 2018 at 2 p.m. ET.
Read MoreCPSC Offering $1.1 Million in Pool Safely Grants to Help Prevent Drownings and Drain Entrapments; State and Local Governments Encouraged to Apply
2018. CPSC’s website: www.PoolSafely.gov, has supplemental information about the Pool Safely Grant Program and the VGB Act. PoolSafely.gov has a broad range of free, downloadable information for the general public,…
Read MoreCPSC Hails Successes of Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act as Law Hits 10-Year Mark
CPSC Reports Zero Drain Entrapment-Related Deaths Involving Children in
Public Pools and Spas Since Law Implemented
Latest Pool Safely Stats: At Least 163 Children Fatally Drowned in Pools and Spas This Summer
…as Saturday, May 27, 2017 through Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. ### About Pool Safely The Pool Safely campaign (www.PoolSafely.gov) is a national public education effort launched in 2010 by the…
Read MoreNew CPSC Report: Fatal Drownings in Pools Involving Young Children Decreases By 17 Percent Nationwide Since 2010
to join me and the more than 50,000 others—including Olympians Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps—and take Pool Safely Pledge.” Parents and caregivers are reminded to follow Pool Safely’s simple steps…
Read MorePool Safely and Michael Phelps Foundation Announce Partnership to Help Families Stay Safer In and Around Pools and Spas
Apple products; and the Pool Safely Pledge, with Pledges specifically designed for kids (adults should take their version as well). ### About Pool Safely CPSC’s Pool Safely campaign (www.PoolSafely.gov) is…
Read MoreCPSC Chairman Reminds Families to Follow a Few Simple Steps to Pool Safely During Independence Day Weekend
On average, 15 children fatally drown in pools and spas during the week of July 4 WASHINGTON – With families across the country gathering at public and residential pools during this Independence Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaign wants parents and children to follow a few simple steps […]
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