Pool Safety - Cover Pools Autosave Owner's Manual

Thank you for your purchase of a Cover-Pools cover. Cover-Pools make every effort to provide you with the safest
product available and want to stress the following safety precautions.
Cover-Pools recommends "layers" of protection. Your cover is a reliable layer; however, you should not rely on any one
layer to be fail proof.
A swimming pool or spa can provide your family with hours of entertainment and the opportunity for healthy recreation.
As a pool or spa owner, be aware that you must ensure your child's safety. There is a risk of a child drowning when
around any body of water. There is no substitute for constant adult supervision. Most drowning occurs during a five-
minute-or-less lapse in supervision. By providing barriers between your child and the pool or spa, you can avoid a tragic
accident should your child momentarily slip out of sight.
Don't rely on one system—layering (pool cover, fence,
alarm...) safety precautions provides the strongest
safeguard.
Never leave a child alone—even for a second.
Maintain constant eye contact with your children when
they are around the pool or spa.
Do not consider young children water-safe because they
have had swimming lessons. Swimming instructions for
children under three years of age are not recommended.
Instruct all care-takers about potential hazards to young
children in and around swimming pools and the need for
constant supervision.
Train all caretakers in life-saving, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and first aid. No exceptions.
Install a telephone near the pool or spa with emergency
numbers posted.
Keep toys away from the pool or spa when the pool or spa
is not in use. They can lure a child into the pool or spa.
Use inflatable toys only under adult supervision. They may
deflate or your child may slip off.
Post and enforce rules such as No Running, No Pushing,
No Dunking, and Never Swim Alone.
Make sure you have rescue devices accessible near the
pool or spa.
Keep all doors and windows leading from the house to
the pool area secure. Install self-closing mechanisms on
doors.
Enclose the pool or spa with a barrier. In fact, fencing may
be required in certain area. Check your local city or county
building code for more information.
Install only child-proof, self-closing, self-latching gates
around the pool or spa.
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POOL SAFETY

Vertical bars on a pool fence should be no more than 3-3/4
inches apart. Avoid fences such as chain link that provide
climbing footholds.
Place table and chairs well away from the pool fence to
prevent children from climbing into the pool area.
Alert your pool maintenance people, utility personnel, and
neighbors to keep covers, gates, and doors to pool closed
and locked at all times.
Check to ensure that spa and pool covers pass minimum
safety requirements set by the American Society of Testing
Materials.
Never use a pool or spa with its cover partially in place
since children may become trapped under it.
Beware of a free-floating pool cover. A child can slip
beneath one unnoticed.
Realize that a child can drown in as little as two inches of
water. Drain standing water off of your spa or pool cover.
Investigate using a pool alarm and/or a monitoring system
that can be worn by a child.
Remove ladders and steps from above ground pools. No
objects should be in the pool area for a child to climb on
and into the water.
Inspect safety and pool equipment regularly. Preventive
devices are only effective if they are in working order.
Sources: Drowning Prevention Society; United States
Consumer Product Safety Commission; National Spa and
Pool Institute's Operation Water Watch; and the American
Academy of Pediatrics.
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