New recommended Safety Standards – what to look for in a safety cover It is important for pool owners to understand that there are criteria that should be met by all pool safety devices / suppliers. When choosing a solid safety cover, below are the features one would look for against the SABS 10134 agreed … Read More
This Western Cape Strategic Framework for Drowning Prevention and Water Safety has been developed to support the prioritisation of programmes that will help prevent drowning and promote water safety in the Western Cape. The Framework is a strategic endeavour to change key environmental, social and behavioural factors that contribute to the causation of drowning. The … Read More
As a swimming pool builder, I was pleased to be invited to contribute to this important forum on pool safety. Nobody wants to live with knowing they contributed to ending the life of another person, let alone a child – surely the worst thing to live with. We all have enough stress in our normal … Read More
By now everybody within the City of Johannesburg knows that I have been punting the idea of swimming pool safety, and for a long time too. Unfortunately we still lose children every year, especially those under 7 years of age, to drowning. And most of these are drownings in private / domestic swimming pools. When … Read More
In our practice we have unfortunately seen too many near drownings or accidental deaths due to drowning. These are always very horrifying experiences and some prevention and knowledge/training can make the difference between life and death. 75% of pool drowning victims are between 1 to 3 years old and, at the time, the child is … Read More
