20 POOL SAFETY RULES

1. All users should be familiar with the rules for safe use of the pool
before they enter the pool area. This includes family and guests!

2. The pool gate should remain locked when the pool is not under adult
supervision.

3. Use the buddy system. No one should swim alone.

4. No child should ever be allowed in the pool area or pool without
constant adult supervision.

5. A person who appears intoxicated or under the influence of a
substance of any kind should not be permitted to swim.

6. Make no assumptions. When you have guests over, always ask, “Do
you know how to swim?”

7. No running or horseplay of any kind should be allowed in or near the
pool area.

8. Prior to entrance, survey pool and pool area for any potential hazards.

9. All drains in the pool should be properly covered. No one should play
with or near a drain cover or drain. If any drain cover is broken or
missing, close the pool and contact service.

10. Make sure the pool and pool area are well lit when used after dusk.

11. Always enter the pool feet first. A pool that is not equipped with a
diving board is designated as a NON-diving pool, and no one should make a head first entry (diving or otherwise) into that type of pool.
If your pool is equipped with a diving board, you and everyone who
uses it should be familiar with all instructions for safe use provided by
the equipment manufacturer.

12. No one should climb on or jump off of rock boulders, waterfalls or
any other structure not intended for entrance into a pool.

13. No one should stand or play on a pool cover.

14. If your pool changes depth, the transition or safety rope should
remain in place as a warning to swimmers of a change in the slope
towards the deeper end.

15. Keep emergency phone numbers posted and a phone available in
the pool area.

16. Always keep a safety equipment near the pool, including a flotation
device and something you could reach out to someone with from the
pool deck (i.e. a pole).

17. Always keep a First Aid kit in the pool area.

18. Keep any pool chemicals safely stored in accordance with
manufacturer instructions and where they cannot be accessed by
children.

19. There should be no electrical devices in the pool area unless they
are protected by a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter).

20. Keep your pool properly maintained in order to maintain a sanitary
area.