Home Pool and Spa Safety Tips

The Consumer Product Safety Commission Reports that since 1990, there have been 60 electrocutions and nearly 50 serious electrical shocks involving electrical hazards in and around swimming pools.

Here are some home pool and spa safety tips:

• All outdoor receptacles should have "in-use" to keep them dry. This is especially important around pools, spas and other summer water acivites.
• Use a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) for electrical devices used outside to help prevent electrocutions and electric shock injuries.
• Make sure all electrical equipment used for swimming pools (even the cleaning equipment) is bonded and grounded.
• Electrical devices and cords should be kept at least 10 feet away from water sources such as pools and spas. When possible, use battery operated electrical devices outside.
• Never handle electrical devices when you are wet - either from water activites of from perspiration.
• Make sure there are no power lines over a swimming pool.
• Do not swim during a thunderstorm.

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