It’s time to get your backyard ready for spring! Which means it’s time for any homeowner in New York with a pool to ensure their yard is ready for a safe summer season of pool fun. The spring is the perfect time to make sure your backyard is ready for the warmer months. We’ve created a Backyard Pool Safety Checklist for homeowners to follow to protect your family from accidental drownings this year and beyond.

Your Complete Backyard Pool Safety Checklist

At Life Saver Pool Fence we teach all of our clients how to be a “LIFESAVER” with our pool safety tips and checklist:

Layers of protection – Install layers of protection in your yard to protect your family and pets from having easy access to the pool.

Install a pool alarm to alert you of any disturbances to the water and install door locks on any doors that provide access to the backyard.

Fence the pool – A fence is the best way to protect your family from accidental drownings.

Early Infant Swim Instruction – If you have an infant or are expecting a baby, it’s best to get them into swim instruction as early as possible.

Supervise Children and Designate a Water Watcher – Never, ever leave your child or children unattended, even just for a minute or two.

Always Check the Pool First When Children Are Missing – If your child has disappeared from sight, the pool should be the first place you look, even before checking the front yard or street.

Verify Caretakers Know CPR – This means yourself, your spouse, grandparents, babysitters and anyone else who is left alone with your child.

Educated Family and Babysitters on Pool Safety – Anyone who watches your child, including yourself, should understand pool safety and how to keep your children safe around the pool.

Remember that Drowning is Silent and the #1 Accidental Killer of Children Ages 1-4.

In addition to this, when it comes to your pool fence, it’s important to ensure you have all of the “must-haves” in place.

Pool Mesh Pool Fence Must-Haves

• A fence that has a self-closing, self-latching gate with a latch knob at least 6” above the gate.
• A fence that has withstood testing that proves the poles can withstand 100+ pounds of force.
• A fence that does not have any sharp hooks or points on the latches of hardware.
• A fence made of four lines of stitching securing the border to the mesh

Pool and swim season will be here before you know it. The spring is the perfect time to go through this pool safety checklist and make sure your family can enjoy the pool worry-free all summer long. If you need to install new pool fencing, contact us today at (516) 766-5336.

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Whether you already have a mesh pool fence installed in your backyard, or you are considering having one installed this year, you may be wondering if they can survive harsh northeast winters. While some fences may weaken or even collapse under the weight of heavy snow, Life Saver’s pool fences are durable enough to withstand harsh winter conditions.

Our fences are easily removable and can be taken down, rolled up and stored for the winter months. However, this is not necessary since our mesh is made from the strongest industrial mesh currently available on the market. In fact, it has a tensile strength of over 270 pounds per square inch, and a mesh weave that is made from a strong nylon basket weave with a polyvinyl coating ensuring that the mesh is weather proof even from extreme cold.  The mesh is securely mounted on solid core reinforced aluminum poles. Additionally, the poles we use are triple-reinforced for a more solid installation. Third-party testing has shown that they are by far the strongest removable pool fence poles in the industry.

In addition to a pool fence, it is ideal to also secure you pool with a weight bearing pool cover, which  will not only keep debris out of your pool, but also will support the weight of a person should they walk on the cover. It is also a good idea to lock your pool gate in order to deter children, pets or anyone else from entering the pool area.

Pool safety is critical all year round, even after your pool has been closed for the season! Rest assured that our mesh fencing can withstand even the harshest winter. If you need to install new pool fencing, contact us today at (516) 766-5336.

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Here are some tips for preparing your pool for the winter months and practicing pool safety all year round.

First and foremost, if you haven’t already it’s time to install a pool fence around your pool. Not only is this one of the first steps you should do in ensuring your home is safe for your family, it is a  vital component to water safety and drowning prevention.

You may have already covered your pool by now, however if you haven’t done so with a weight bearing pool cover, you may want to reconsider your choice. This type of cover will not only keep debris out of your pool, but also will support the weight of a person should they walk on the cover. If the pool cover you are using is not weight bearing, you run the risk of someone becoming trapped within the cover should they try to walk on it.

Another safety precaution to take is to lock your pool gate. Simply closing your gate and assuming no one will enter the pool area is not enough. Lock the gate to deter children, pets or anyone else from entering the pool.

It is also a good idea to reinforce to your family that the pool is off-limits during the cooler months. Put away all pool toys, store any pool games and even pool maintenance items like nets or skimmers. Anything that is normally associated with the pool should be secured away in a shed or other storage area.

If you are in the Northeast, and have already closed your pool for the season or are preparing to close your swimming pool for the winter, this is a great time to reinforce the layers of protection you currently have in place and add any you are missing.

Pool safety is critical all year round, even after your pool has been closed for the season! If you need to install new pool fencing, contact us today at (516) 766-5336.

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As a homeowner with a pool in your backyard, you should consider what layers of protection need to be in place to keep your family safe. Installing a pool fence is step one in this process and a vital component to pool safety and drowning prevention.

However, as a parent you shouldn’t stop at installing a pool fence. Babies and toddlers are easily thwarted from entering the pool area that is protected by a pool fence but if you are the parent of an older child, or if your younger child is particularly “creative” (and ambitious) a pool fence alone often is not enough. This is why having multiple layers of protection in place is so important.

Deciding on what these layers will be for your home begins with doing an “audit” of your backyard. What this means is simply going out into your yard and examining what seemingly harmless things or items can become potentially dangerous access points to your pool. Get down on the ground, or on your back, and look around to see what a young child or toddler might see. Think about what “tools” are available to them that could potentially be used to enter the pool area or circumvent a barrier.

For example, is your pool near trees, tables or other fixtures that can allow your child to climb on and possibly gain access to the pool? Do you have a shed with a ladder inside? Perhaps you should consider locking the shed then. Is a ladder actually in the yard or not secured to a trampoline or other “game” or “toy?” You should also take stock of what other items found in your yard can be moved to the pool area to allow them access.

In addition to taking an audit of your yard, you should consider installing additional layers of protection. This can include:

• Pool Fencing
• Pool Alarms
• Self-closing, self-latching gate
• Pool gate locks
• Pool safety covers

Each of these items offer an added layer of protection. Paired with your own audit of your yard, you will be able to create a safer environment for your family and reduce the risk of pool drowning in your home.

When you should conduct backyard audits to identify potential pool drowning hazards?

1. At the end, beginning and periodically through the pool season
2. After any major changes to your backyard or any construction or landscaping near the pool
3. If you move into a new home
4. Before any company comes over especially ones with young children

The key is to be CONSISTENT, TIMELY and THOROUGH. And, never rely on parental supervision alone. Accidents often happen in an instant.

If you are in the Northeast, in New York where we are located, for example, as you are preparing to close your swimming pool for the season, this is a great time to evaluate possible risks or look for holes in your layers of protection in regards to pool safety (inspect your fences!). Pool safety is vital all year round, even when your pool is closed for the season! If you need to install new pool fencing, contact us today at (516) 766-5336.

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