If a removable mesh pool fence isn’t right for your backyard oasis, you still need to know how to make your swimming pool safe. Unsupervised access to swimming pools increases the risk of a drowning incident, especially among the young and elderly. Installing a pool safety cover or pool safety net can help secure your swimming pool, ensure you meet your obligations as a pool owner, and protect your loved ones while leaving you with a beautiful swimming pool area.
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance reports that a lack of safety barriers is a contributing cause of the 4000+ deaths as well as the tens of thousands of injuries caused by drowning annually. Pool barriers save lives, and they’re a smart investment for any pool owner to make in both protecting their loved ones and limiting their liability. They can also be a requirement for pool ownership.
State and local laws often lay out standards that stipulate steps you must take to make your pool safe. Insurance carriers may require certain protections before extending coverage, and even HOA covenants may list their own requirements for pools in their jurisdiction. Each of these may have its own requirements, but ensure you meet the most stringent safety barrier standards with an ASTM-compliant pool safety cover, net, or fence.
While a removable mesh pool fence is how many pool owners protect their pool, it’s not necessarily right for all pool areas. Luckily, you have other options available. If you choose one of these alternatives to a pool fence in order to meet regulatory requirements, make sure you work with a professional who’s familiar with the ordinances and pool safety best practices and who can do the job right. Details matter when lives are on the line.
In some cases, the design of your home and pool area may be enough to secure your pool area with no additional barriers. First, your pool would need to be completely enclosed by a combination of the property’s climbing-resistant fence, the home, and any other accessory structures. The only access should be through gates or access doors into the home. At no point should there be gaps or features that may aid someone in circumventing these existing barriers.
If this sounds like your property, you may only need a few upgrades to make your pool safe. First, all gates should be secured with child-resistant locks. Any access doors from the home that open directly into the pool area should have self-closing hinges and child-resistant locks should be installed at a height that makes it difficult for kids to reach or operate them. Finally, pool access alarms should be installed that sound when pool access doors or gates are opened to give you an audible alert that your pool is accessible.
Even with all these measures in place, your pool may still present a danger to determined youth, pets, or wildlife. Consider installing one of the following pool safety barriers as an additional layer of security to help minimize the risk of tragedy.
Swimming pool safety covers are the perfect safety barrier choice for traditionally shaped pools, offering improved safety, utility savings, and lower cleaning and sanitation costs. Properly installed, these barriers will not only support the weight of a full-grown adult but also keep out dirt, leaves, and debris. They can also play a role in blocking UV rays that breakdown your pool sanitizer and lead to algae blooms while also mitigating evaporation.
How pool safety covers make your pool safe is by stretching a taut, rip-resistant mesh cover over the entire pool surface and securing it with anchor points in the pool’s deck. Once installed, the cover can be walked on to remove debris or rescue a would-be drowning victim. The cover can be removed or re-installed in a matter of minutes, completely closing your pool between uses.
Pool safety nets are a great choice for non-traditional pool shapes, pools with attached spas, or swimming pools with decorative elements or equipment that prevent a pool safety cover from providing adequate security. Made from knotted cord and twine, these nets are anchored around the pool, much like safety covers. A central tensioning system made up of steel springs ensures the entire net is tensioned properly across its full area, even with unique geometric layouts.
Animals or people attempting to walk out onto the net or falling onto it are held up and out of the water near the pool’s edge. This makes it easier to pull them to safety. The addition of an optional pool net leaf cover can help keep out leaves and other debris during seasonal changes, giving you both the security and maintenance benefits of a pool safety cover, no matter your pool shape.
While safety nets and covers can deter unsupervised pool access, they don’t protect the rest of your swimming pool area the way a pool fence does. Setting and following a pool area safety plan is how to make your pool safe even when no pool fence is present.
When you need barriers that make your pool safer, your local independent installation pro is your go-to source. They’re experienced in working with properties in your community to fulfill property-owner obligations while protecting their families. Get your free quote on All-Safe Pool safety covers and nets today.
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