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This
section is designed to acquaint you with some guidelines
as to the safe operation and use of your pool.
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Do
not dive or jump into your pool. Your pool is approximately
48" or 52" deep. It is not designed for diving
or jumping. If you dive or jump into the pool, you run
the high risk of permanent injury or death. Alert all
family members and guests of this fact. Point out the
DO NOT DIVE labels supplied with the pool.
Do
not install a slide or a diving board as your pool is
approximately 48" or 52" deep and not designed
to be used with them.
A
list of emergency phone numbers of the following should
be conspicuously posted and should be kept at hand at
the phone nearest to the pool:
A.
Nearest available police, fire and or rescue unit.
B.
Nearest available physician.
C.
Nearest ambulance service.
D.
Nearest available hospital.
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Never
permit the pool to be used unless at least one
person other than the bather is present. Children
must always be under careful adult supervision.
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- Never
run the filter while there are swimmers in or
around the pool. Be sure electrical hook-ups comply
with national and Local electrical codes.
- Do
not dispense chemicals into the pool while the
pool is being used. Poisoning or painful skin
irritations can occur.
- Do
not permit horseplay or dangerous water games
in and around your pool. Remember that the pool
area may be wet and slippery, and accidents resulting
in serious injuries can be prevented if rules
of behavior are strictly enforced.
- Keep
the water sanitary and healthful at all times,
maintain pool sanitation with the use of a good
filter system and the regular application of water
purifying chemicals. Unsanitary water is a potential
health and safety hazard.
- Lighting
should be provided to illuminate safety signs,
deck surfaces, and walks during nighttime pool
use.
- Do
not allow toys, chairs, tables, filtration system's
pumps, heaters or other objects that a young child
could climb, to be within four feet (4') of the
pool.
- Teach
your children to swim.
- Parents
and or guardians should learn C.P.R.
- Keep
all electrical radios, speakers and other appliances
away from the swimming pool.
- Keep
the deck and pool area clean and clear of objects
that may create a tripping hazard.
- When
you touch the filters, pump or electrical parts,
make sure the ground under your feet is "Bone
Dry".
- Face
pool ladder(s) going up or down.
- Allow
only one person at a time on the pool ladder(s).
COMMON
SENSE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAN
PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS INJURY
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It
is recommended that one or more of the following
lifesaving items are on hand at all times within
the pool area.
- A
light, strong, rigid pole (shepherd's crook)
not less than 12' long with blunt ends.
- A
1/4" diameter throwing rope as long as
1 1/2 times the maximum width of the pool, or
50' whichever is less, which
has been firmly attached to a ring buoy with
an outside diameter of approximately 15"
or some other similar flotation
device.
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2012 Swim'n Play, Inc, All Rights Reserved.
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