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Pool safety
Supervision is key to prevent drowning.
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Supervision means constant visual contact, not the occasional glance.
- If you leave the pool area, even for a moment, take the children with you.
- A swimming pool fence is not a substitute for supervision.
- Display a resuscitation chart on your pool fence.
- Children should be taught to swim.
- Empty paddle pools when not in use.
- Empty baths, basins, sinks and troughs immediately after use.
- Ensure that nappy buckets are closed tightly.
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River safety tips
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River currents are often stronger than they appear. You can throw in a twig to check how fast the river is flowing.
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your are caught in a current, float on your back and travel downstream
feet first to protect your head. Angle towards the shore.
- Remember that river conditions can change rapidly and without warning due to heavy rains.
- Take
care on river banks. They are often slippery and can even crumble
away, resulting in someone accidentally falling into the water.
- A
place that might usually be safe to cross will be lethal when there has
been even a slight rainstorm somewhere along the river. Rather walk a little further too a safe crossing and live another day.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 June 2008 )
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