- Install a fence around all sides of your pool. To make sure that kids can’t get past the fence, choose one that’s at least 4 feet high and doesn’t have any spaces or gaps bigger than 4 inches. Also keep ladders, chairs, and other objects away from the fence so that kids can’t use them to climb over it.
- All gates or doors around the pool or hot tub area should have self-closing and self-latching locks that kids cannot reach.
- If possible, place alarms on back doors and windows that lead to and overlook the pool area, so you’ll be alerted if someone’s heading in that direction.
- Make sure your hot tub or spa has a hard safety cover that locks. Put the cover back on when you're leaving the area.
- To avoid slips and falls, make sure that the area around the pool or hot tub has a nonskid surface.