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To Pool Safely means adopting critical water safety steps to ensure that a great afternoon at the pool doesn’t turn into a tragic one. Learn more about the campaign below.

Partner Spotlight: Interview with Megan Ferraro, Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

both then-CPSC Chairmen Inez Tenenbaum and Elliot Kaye at The ZAC Foundation events, and we look forward to collaborating with Acting Chairman Buerkle this year and beyond. Zachary’s mother and…

New 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 These Water Safety Tips Before Your Next Family Vacation

fun and educational activities for kids. Ensure all pools and spas you’re visiting have proper barriers and compliant drains Proper fences, barriers, alarms and covers can be lifesaving devices. If…

Pool Safely Quarterly Newsletter: #PledgeItOn Ahead of Swim Season!

state and local governments in reducing deaths and injuries from drowning and drain entrapment incidents in pools and spas. The grant application period runs through Wednesday, June 5, 2019. We…

Grantee Details

…used for training and education to prevent drowning and drain entrapment of children, in pools and spas in Lake County, Florida. The County will hire and train enforcement personnel and…

Tragic Tally: More Than 200 Reported Child Drownings In Pools and Spas This Summer

children away from pool drains, pipes, and other openings to avoid entrapments. Ensure any pool and spa you use has drain covers that comply with federal safety standards, and, if…

End of Summer Snapshot: At Least 174 Child Drownings This Summer in Swimming Pools and Spas

steps that parents, caregivers, and pool owners should take to ensure that children and adults stay safer in and around pools and spas: Pool Safely is a national public education…