5 Questions with CPSC Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle

…and Arizona, experience outdoor swimming weather year-round. Additionally, many families across the country visit indoor pools during cooler winter months or travel to warm weather states for the holidays, so…

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FY 2020 Grants

…provides state and local governments with assistance to help implement enforcement and education programs, with the goal of preventing drownings and drain entrapments in pools and spas. In FY 2020,…

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New Data from USA Swimming Foundation Shows Nearly 35 Percent Decrease in Fatal Child Pool & Spa Drownings Since 2010

…media-reported, fatal child drownings in pools and spas, while 2019 had the least, with 223 drownings. The year 2019 also marked the second consecutive year USA Swimming Foundation data showed…

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Pool Safely March/April Newsletter: Spring Perspectives on Home Water Safety

…have worked with us this past decade, who bring awareness to drowning prevention and further understanding of the public health crisis of child drownings. The USA Swimming Foundation is one…

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What if Kids Had Gills and Fins?

This PSA from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaign aims to remind parents that kids can’t swim like fish and provides clear tips for how to keep them safer in and around water.

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CPSC Awards More than $860,000 in Pool Safely Grants to Five State and Local Governments to Combat Pool and Spa Drownings and Drain Entrapments

…CPSC The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of…

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CPSC Awards More than $1.3 Million in Pool Safely Grants to Five State and Local Governments to Combat Pool and Spa Drownings and Drain Entrapments

…Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and…

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State and Local Governments: Apply Now for the Pool Safely Grant Program to Help Prevent Drownings and Drain Entrapments; $2 Million Available

…about entrapment dangers to prevent drowning. As the summer swim season approaches, visit www.PoolSafely.gov to review important water safety tips, before getting in or around the water with the kids….

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CPSC Awards More than $2.0 Million in Pool Safely Grants to Eight State and Local Governments to Combat Pool and Spa Drownings and Drain Entrapments

…with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related…

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