Every child, regardless of their ability to swim should be supervised at all times in or around water.
- Keep your child within reaching distance.
- Never assume someone else is watching them for you unless they have clearly agreed to do so.
- Dress your children in something bright or recognisable – it’s easier to keep an eye on them.
- Only use inflatables in the pool – not at the beach or on open water where they can easily drift far away.
- Empty paddling pools and buckets as soon as they have been used and turn them upside down.
- Prevent access to pools or garden ponds by ensuring they have self-closing gates, secure fences, grilles and locks.
