Electrical Safety: What Every Pool Owner Should Know
Swimming pool electrocution may be a rare occurrence, but that’s small comfort to the families that have been forever changed by it. While drowning is still the number one pool safety issue, a couple of high profile incidents in the last year have raised awareness about the risk of electrical shock while swimming.
In one case, a 7-year-old boy was electrocuted by a faulty pool lightwhile swimming in his family’s backyard pool (the family is now suing the company that installed the pool). In another incident caught on video, several children were shocked while swimming at an apartment complex pool by a pool pump that wasn’t properly grounded.
Perhaps the worst part of these incidents is that the parents were seemingly powerless to prevent the accidents from happening. Fortunately, that’s not the case with all electrical hazards, especially when it comes to residential pools. As a current or future pool owner, you can reduce your risk of an electrical accident by exercising common sense, following safety guidelines, and making sure your pool meets all current safety standards.
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