WARNING
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read and Follow All Safety Information and
Instructions. Keep for future reference. Failure to
follow these warnings and instructions can result in
serious injury or death to users, especially
WARNING
Prevent Drowning
Children under 5 are at highest risk for drowning.
Closely watch children who are in or near this pool.
WARNING
No Diving
You can break your neck and be
paralyzed!
WARNING
Stay away from drains & suction fittings
If drain or suction outlet cover is missing or broken, your hair, body, and
jewelry can get sucked into drain. You could be held under water & drown!
Do not use pool if drain or suction outlet cover is missing or broken.
Prevent Young Children From Drowning:
Install fencing or approved barrier around all sides of pool. State
or local laws or codes may require fencing or other approved
barriers.
Check state or local laws and codes before setting up pool.
Drowning occurs silently and quickly. Assign an adult to
supervise pool and wear provided water watcher tag.
Keep children in your direct sight when they are in or near pool
and when you are filling and emptying pool.
When searching for a missing child, check pool first, even if you
think your child is in the house.
Pool presents a drowning hazard even during filling and draining
of the pool. Maintain constant supervision of children and do not
remove any safety barriers until the pool is completely empty and
stowed away.
Refer to the list of barrier recommendations and guidelines as
described in CPSC Publication No.362.
Assign an adult to be responsible for watching children in the
pool. Give this person a "water watcher" tag and ask that they
wear it the entire time they are in charge of supervising children
in the pool. If they need to leave for any reason, ask this person
to pass the "water watcher" tag and the supervision responsibility
to another adult.
Locate pumps and filters in such a way that children cannot
climb on them to gain access to pool.
If you have a ladder, refer to the ladder's manual for instructions.
If you have a pump, refer to the pump's manual for instructions.
children.
WARNING
Electrocution Risk
Keep all electrical lines, radios,
speakers, and other electrical devices
away from pool. Do not place pool
near or under overhead electrical lines.
Prevent Young Children From Gaining Access to Pool:
Remove pool ladders before leaving pool. Toddlers can climb
ladder and get into pool.
Position furniture away from pool so that children cannot climb
and gain access to pool.
When leaving pool, remove floats and toys from pool that might
attract a child.
Be Prepared to Respond to an Emergency:
Keep a working phone and list of emergency numbers near pool.
Become certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) so you
can respond to an emergency.
Electrocution Risk:
Keep all electrical lines, radios, speakers, and other electrical
devices away from pool.
Do not place pool near or under overhead electrical lines.
Suction Risk:
Replacement pump should never exceed the maximum flow rate
marked on the suction fitting.
For further safety tips check out the following websites:
www.homesafetycouncil.org
http://www.safety-council.org/info/child/water.html
www.safekids.org
www.nspi.org
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Residential Swimming Pool
Section I: Outdoor swimming pool
An outdoor swimming pool, including an inground, aboveground,
or onground pool, hot tub, or spa, should be provided with a
barrier which complies with the following:
1. The top of the barrier should be at least 48 inches above
grade measured on the side of the barrier which faces away
from the swimming pool. The maximum vertical clearance
between grade and the bottom of the barrier should be 4
inches measured on the side of the barrier which faces away
from the swimming pool. Where the top of the pool structure is
above grade, such as an aboveground pool, the barrier may
be at ground level, such as the pool structure, or mounted on
top of the pool structure. Where the barrier is mounted on top
of the pool structure, the maximum vertical clearance between
the top of the pool structure and the bottom of the barrier
should be 4 inches.
2. Openings in the barrier should not allow passage of a 4-inch
diameter sphere.
3. Solid barriers, which do not have openings, such as a
masonry or stone wall, should not contain indentations or
protrusions except for normal construction tolerances and
tooled masonry joints.
4. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical
members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal
members is less than 45 inches, the horizontal members
should be located on the swimming pool side of the fence.
Spacing between vertical members should not exceed 1-3/4
inches in width. Where there are decorative cutouts, spacing
within the cutouts should not exceed 1-3/4 inches in width.
5. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical
members and the distance between the tops of the horizontal
members is 45 inches or more, spacing between vertical
members should not exceed 4 inches. Where there are
decorative cutouts, spacing within the cutouts should not
exceed 1-3/4 inches in width.
6. Maximum mesh size for chain link fences should not exceed
1-3/4 inch square unless the fence is provided with slats
fastened at the top or the bottom which reduce the openings
to no more than 1-3/4 inches.
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