Summer Safety Tips

Keep your family safe all summer long

Swimming Safety Tips

Many swimming pools open Memorial Day weekend. Stay safe with these tips.

Ensure every member of your family learns to swim so they at least achieve skills of water competency: able to enter the water, get a breath, stay afloat, change position, swim a distance then get out of the water safely.

Employ layers of protection, including barriers to prevent access to water, life jackets, and close supervision of children to prevent drowning.

Know what to do in a water emergency, including how to help someone in trouble in the water safely, call for emergency help and CPR.

Source: American Red Cross

Boating Safety Tips

Boating season is getting started, too. Life jackets are at the core of safe boating, whether using a motorized or non-motorized vessel.

Good swimmers still need life jackets. When people fall off a boat, they may become disoriented, injured or unconscious. Life jackets can keep victims’ heads above water so they can breathe and be rescued more easily. Every child should wear a life jacket at all times when boating.

Exercise good judgement while boating:

• Respect your limits and keep within your limits to avoid injury
• Don't drink and drive a boat; alcohol affects judgment, vision, balance and coordination
• Once on the water, use common sense; in a split second, a situation can arise or the weather can turn
• If you notice storm clouds, a sudden temperature drop or wind speed increasing, play it safe and get off the water

Source: National Safety Council