The Home Pool Essentials:™ Maintenance and Safety course website, which teaches pool and spa care and water safety techniques to help homeowners and guests stay safer year-round, has recently been upgraded.Those logging onto the website (www.homepoolessentials.org), which is backed by the American Red Cross and National Swimming Pool Foundation® (NSPF®), will find new free tools from the experts, including how-to water safety tips and a course demonstration. Other site enhancements include simpler navigation, as well as fast-loading, quickly downloadable images and content, which make it easier to register and take the course.
“People flock to water for fun family time,” said NSPF CEO Thomas M. Lachocki, PhD. “We are glad this convenient and inexpensive course can help make more happy life memories in a safer environment.”
Through interactive learning, videos, exercises and short quizzes, and the downloadable resource guide, the two-hour course teaches important lessons, such as how to take steps to:
- lessen the risks of home pool ownership and operation
- identify appropriate safety equipment
- provide layers of protection such as preventing unsupervised access, establishing rules and enforcing safe behaviors, and ensuring that everyone knows how to swim well
- prevent pool and hot tub entrapment hazards; and
- prepare for and respond to aquatic emergencies.
To register or learn more about the online swimming pool maintenance and safety course, visit www.homepoolessentials.org.
