Safety habits
Supervision comes first
Fences and alarms help, but adults watching the water matter most.
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Pick a Water Watcher
Pool Safely suggests naming one adult as the Water Watcher whenever kids are in or near the water. That person should not be reading, texting, or on a phone. Keep a phone nearby for emergencies, and if a child goes missing, check the pool first.
Lessons and CPR
Pool Safely recommends swim lessons for children and CPR training for adults, and keeping CPR certification current.
Around the yard
Tempe's water safety page suggests keeping toys away from the pool and mounting life saving devices nearby.
Sources
Public pages, linked so you can read the source yourself. Rules change, so confirm the current version with the agency before you rely on it.
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