| Swimming pool enclosures can play an
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| | owned by the child's family, and thirty
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| effective role in providing safety and
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| | five percent happened in a pool owned by
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| security for your swimming pool. Owning
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| | friends or relatives.
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| your own swimming pool is great, but does
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| | The thing about pool submersions
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| require you to take on some level of
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| | involving children, is that they happen
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| responsibility towards safety.
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| | quickly. It's possible that a child can
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| In many countries, including the UK, the
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| | drown in the time it takes to make a
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| responsibility for safety and security of
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| | quick phone call. Indeed seventy five
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| your pool is yours alone, so you need to
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| | percent of accident victims had been out
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| know how you can be prepared, and prevent
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| | of sight for a mere five minutes or less.
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| any accidents. And whilst there are not
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| | Swimming pool enclosures and alarms
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| the legal regulations in the UK forcing
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| | Secure your pool
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| pool owners to take precautions, it's
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| | Your swimming pool should always be
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| clear that you should make sure your pool
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| | secure, whenever it is not in use. At a
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| is safe, not only for your family, but
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| | minimum level you should install a pool
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| also for friends and guests, particularly
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| | alarm. These simple devices work in a
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| if your house is rented out.
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| | number of ways, but probably the most
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| However, in France this situation is very
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| | common is the pressure sensor type. A
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| different, by law you must provide an
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| | good one of these will probably cost you
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| effective safety barrier for your pool,
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| | around two hundred pounds - they are easy
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| or face a hefty fine. The options for
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| | to install on your pool edge, and
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| doing this range from installing a pool
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| | subsequently require little maintenance,
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| alarm, through to fencing your pool off,
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| | and probably a battery change once a
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| and also by installing a lockable
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| | year. This can be even less frequent if
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| swimming pool enclosure. And whilst the
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| | you go for a solar powered one.
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| enclosure is the most expensive option,
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| | As an alternative, and particularly
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| it does also provide many other valuable
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| | smaller children and those just starting
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| benefits.
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| | to walk, you should consider the personal
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| The facts about pool safety
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| | wristband type alarm. These, simple
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| There's very little in the way of
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| | wireless devices, easily attach securely
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| recently published data on swimming pool
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| | round the wrist of your child (or pet's
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| safety. However here's a quick snapshot
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| | collar). Then if the wristband is
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| of some of the key findings from a piece
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| | submerged in water, a 100Db alarm
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| of research carried out in the USA.
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| | immediately goes off at the base station.
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| Every year in the US, more than three
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| | The base station for these alarms work
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| hundred children under five years old,
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| | off a rechargeable battery, and therefore
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| drown in residential swimming pools,
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| | they are totally portable, and
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| usually owned by their family. And, in
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| | consequently great for taking on holiday,
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| addition to this, more than two thousand
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| | or to friends houses, or on a river boat,
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| children in that same age group are
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| | canal boat or by a lake.
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| treated for submersion injures.
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| | The next level of safety you could
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| Another peice of research provided the
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| | consider is a barrier of some sort. There
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| following statistics; Seventy five
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| | are three possible options for this. A
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| percent of submersion victims were
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| | fixed pool cover or winter cover, a
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| between one and three years old. And of
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| | fenced pool surround, or finally a
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| the group, sixty five percent were boys.
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| | swimming pool enclosure.
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| Also within the group it was identified
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| | Of the three options above, the swimming
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| that toddlers, in particular, were a high
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| | pool enclosure is probably the most
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| risk group, as they can often do
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| | expensive. However if you consider all
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| something unexpected as their abilities
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| | the other benefits a pool enclosure has,
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| change daily.
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| | then it seems the enclosure would come
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| A rather surprising addition to this was
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| | out on top. It will help heat the water
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| that sixty five percent of the children
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| | in your pool, keep out debris, reduce
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| were not even expected to be at or in the
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| | chemical usage and evaporation, and if
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| swimming pool, and yet they were still
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| | you heat your pool, it means you can use
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| found there.
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| | your swimming pool all year round. And
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| Of all the accidents, sixty five percent
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| | keep it safe and secure.
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| happened in a swimming pool which was
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