Kids Don’t Have Gills and Fins like Fish—They Need You to Keep Them Safer In and Around Water
and adults. Many communities offer online CPR training. Learn how to swim and teach your child how to swim. Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings to…
Read MoreWhat if kids were born with gills and fins?
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…
Read MoreCPSC Report Shows Child Drownings Remain High; Most Fatalities to Children Under Five
Ensure any pool and spa you use has drain covers that comply with federal safety standards and if you do not know, ask your pool service provider about safer drain…
Read MoreCPSC Report Shows Fatal Child Drownings Remain High; Nonfatal Drowning Injuries Spiked by 17 Percent in 2021
to swim. Keep 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…
Read MoreCPSC Issues New Drowning Report with Child Fatalities; Reminder for Extra Water Safety Vigilance
and to collaborate with diverse communities to get the word out to help reduce pool- and spa-related injuries and fatalities.” Parents and caregivers can follow Pool Safely’s simple steps to…
Read MoreCPSC New Drowning Report Shows Increase in Child Fatalities
communities with water safety information and support. Parents and caregivers can follow Pool Safely’s simple steps to keep children safer in and around the water: Never leave a child unattended…
Read MoreCPSC Provides Important Safety Tips This Pool Season as Americans Dive into 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. If you…
Read MoreResource Library
The Pool & Spa Safety Act was designed to prevent drain entrapments and eviscerations in pools and spas. CPSC’s documentation of it, from rulings to guidelines, is in the library below.
Read MoreFY 2016 Grants
with the goal of preventing drownings and drain entrapments in pools and spas. In FY 2016, this funding opportunity will award $1 million. Grant Awardees The application deadline for Funding…
Read MoreCommunities Celebrate Pool Safely Day Across America
Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, and Campaign Safety Partners Abbey’s Hope and World Waterpark Association (WWA) to commemorate Pool Safely Day and prevent child drownings and drain entrapments. CPSC press release…
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