Top 10 water safety tips.

Water is the essence of life but it can be instrumental in ending one’s life. Ensure that you keep safe when you go for a swim or decide to spend some time in water. These ten safety tips will keep you and your family safe whenever you chill by the poolside, lake or beach

1. Check your swimming pool fence is in good working order. It must be at least 1.2 metres in height and must not have vertical gaps.

2. Objects that could be used to climb the fence must be removed from the area.

3. An adult must always be in the water with children who are swimming or playing near the edge of the water.

4. Check the current before enetering a river or lake.

5. Never dive into a river or lake that you are not familiar with.

6. At public pools obey the signs giving advice to swimmers.

7. Stay away from the deep end unless you or your child are competent swimmers.

8. Remember that a well maintained pool with clean water can just be as dangerous as a dirty pool or dam.

9.At the beach ask a lifeguard for some good advice, surf conditions can change quickly so talk to the life guard before entering the water.

10. Never swim under the influence of alcohol, directly after a meal, at night alone or eat while swimming. Also swim at beaches that are patrolled in case if danger.