If you are considering adding a pool to your home, there are several issues you should consider before, during, and after the project. Pools are fun and relaxing but they can be dangerous if proper precautions are not taken.
Pools can be especially dangerous in the case where small children have unrestricted access.
Here are a few resources to help inform and educate on the issue of swimming pool safety. Infant Swimming Research, Inc. National Swimming Pool Foundation and the Do's and Dont's of diving. Life Saver of Texas make pool fence barricades. Pool Barrier, Inc. make pool fence barricades.