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    HOME POOL SAFETY CHECKLIST

    Jan 08, 2020 4 minutes
    WORDS: ROYAL LIFE SAVING

    Over the last 16 years, 496 Australian children under the age of five drowned. While all of these drowning deaths are preventable, it is the 59 per cent that occur in home swimming pools where your immediate action can make a difference. Home pool fencing and effective supervision can reduce these tragic drowning deaths to zero. Royal Life Saving is targeting every home pool owner with a basic reminder to check, fix and maintain their home pool and surrounds this summer in order to eliminate child drowning.

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