drowning prevention

Lessons Learned: Unclosed Encounter
In an effort to raise awareness about common jobsite missteps, Scott Cohen returns with his Lessons Learned series, which previously ran for several years on WaterShapes online resulting in Cohen’s book, The Candid Contractor. Here he dives back in with a simple look at the importance of closing the pool gate. ...
Safety is Tough to Talk About
The pool industry has always been challenged when it comes to discussing and promoting safety. As Eric Herman argues here, the way forward with the safety issue is to empower consumers with information about the benefits of swim instruction, as well as the importance of supervision and the spectrum of engineered safety systems and products. ...
Safety in the Surf
Safety in pools is always a troublesome and critical issue for the watershaping industry. But what about water safety in open waters? Eric Herman has some important thoughts on the matter, a set of beliefs that started when he saw a fellow teen lose his life back in 1976. ...
2020/7.2, July 22 — Change-Ready Clients, Celebrity Pondcraft, Solar Pursuits and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS July 22, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
D&D Offers Gate Latch with an Alarm
D&D Technologies (Huntington Beach, CA) manufactures MagnaLatch Alert, a top-pull, keyed safety latch for gates…