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Pool and Swimming Safety Pictographs

These pictographs will help you to overcome literacy barriers and communicate pool and swimming safety messages with pictures to high-risk populations.

pictograph 74

Adults need to stay with children when they are in or around water. DO not read, use a cell phone or leave children to go someplace else.
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pictograph 75

For preschoolers, an adult should be close enough to touch the child.
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pictograph 76

Install 4-sided fencing that separates the pool area from the home and yard. The fence should be at least 4-feet high. Use self-closing and self-latching gates that open outward.
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pictograph 77

Keep the pool and deck clear of floats, balls, and toys after you get out of the pool.
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pictograph 68

Never swim near a boat, marina or boat launch.
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pictograph 69

Always use U.S. Coast Guard approved life jackets.
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