Category: Safety

  • Swimming Safety at R&R Pools Starts with you!

    How can you keep everyone safe? Adults or lifeguards should be actively watching children at all times while they are in a pool. Infants and little ones require an adult to be in the water and at arm’s reach, providing “touch supervision.”  For older children, an adult should be paying immediate attention and free from distractions, like talking on the […]

  • Stay safe at R&R Pools

    As promised in my last blog, safety equipment and ways to stay safe all season long are available at R&R Pools. Whether it is a safety hook or pool alarms, we are prepared. Are you? Some of the tools we have for safety, are safety hooks, poles, swim rings, arm bands, pool alarms, and so […]

  • Swimming is fun, being safe is too

    Swimming is fun, being safe is too Posted by The Team at R&R Pools on Thu, Apr 10, 2014 @ 24:06 AM Swimming is fun and can be very healthy too. Unfortunately without the proper water safety everyone is at risk. As the weather gets warmer and you take the winter covers off your pool, one of the firstthings you should refresh yourself on  is your backyard safety procedures. As the home owner, you need to ensure that all your family and guests are safe whilevacationing in your backyard. You also need to make sure you protect your neighbors as well.Here are a few suggestions you can start with: 1) Arrange swimming lessons and swim to survive lessons for all family members 2) Restrict access to your backyard pool area and ensure your fence meets local by-law requirements 3)Refrain from propping gates open, or disabling alarms that protect your pool area 4) Always swim with a buddy and w ith adult supervision 5)Do not use slides on above ground pools 6)Stay within sight at all times when children are in or around any body of water.  It only takes a few inches of water for a drowning incident 7)Always watch children closely when playing with inflatable toys or swimming in life-jackets as these do not replace adult supervision 8) Always have a designated phone by the pool for calling 911 MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ADULT SUPERVISON IT IS THE PRIMARY LAYER OF SAFETY Drowning can happen to the most experienced swimmers. It is known as the fastest, silent and preventable death related injury. If you practice pool safety on a daily basis you will have hours of fun and be able to enjoy the health benefits that swimming provides. It only takes a few minutes a day to stay safe, and a life time of fun. Keeping loved ones safe is near any body of water is a […]

  • Water Safety starts with You!

    Water Safety starts with You! Posted by The Team at R&R Pools on Fri, Jun 07, 2013 @ 04:11 AM Water safety is a big concern for everyone. The very first water safety program to address drowning in Canada was in 1946 with the Canadian Red Cross. R & R Pools have joined hands in […]