  Toronto children deserve the protection of a child safety fence around your swimming pool. Parents in the enighbourhood will also appreciate it. Fortunately, swimming pool safty fences don't cost all that much. In fact, for very little money, you can have a very pleasing pool fences installed by our expert contractors.
According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) drowning is the second biggest cause of accidental death for children under the age of five, after motor vehcile crashes. Children in that age group are more than four times as likely to drown as people over the age of 19. Noteworthy is that 76 per cent of child drownings happened when they were playing or walking near water and fell in. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns parents to saty alert - a child can drown in the time it takes to answer the phone, so a protective fence is well worth the investment.
We will be pleased to visit you, take a look at your pool and review what you need for a pool deck and fence to protect all children from the danger of drowning (plus keep animals from wandering into your pool by accident!).Do you need a swimming pool fence? Simply fill in this Toronto fence estimate form. We will get right back to you to discuss your child safety fence.
The Children's Safety Association of Canada also offers these tips for swimming pool safety:
- Keep lifesaving equipment next to the pool. Don't allow people to play with it, or allow it to be misplaced.
- Decks should be made of a non-slip surface. They should be kept clean and clear of debris. All cups, glasses and dishes should be non-breakable.
- If the pool is used at night, it should have enough lighting that the bottom of the pool is clearly visible.
- Make sure any electrical appliances or devices are protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter, in case they come in contact with the water.
- Beware that inflatable toys and mattresses can deflate.
- Only one person should be on the diving board at a time. Don't allow people to swim under the board while it's in use.
- Go down the slide feet-first only.
- Don't swim immediately after eating a heavy meal.
- Never swim alone.
- Stay out of the water during lightning or rainstorms.
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