Keeping Your Hot Tubs Safe For All The Family

The hot tub supplies a great recreational service but it also comes with a few safety considerations, some of which are obvious and others that may be a little easier to forget. Children are the first to consider both because there is a legal obligation and also from the obvious worry that anything could happen to them.

The hot tub obviously is kept full of water and it is the owner's obligation to keep the tub secure at all times so that no child gets near it when they are not being supervised. The best way to keep children away is make it impossible to get near when it is not being used, if the hot tub is in a separate room then the room can be locked but even then is better to have a lockable cover which is fully secured at all times when not in use. This also removes the massive heat loss when the pool is open to the elements.

The pool that is outside in the garden should have a lockable top in position at all times when not in use and being supervised. Hot tubs are like any other pool in that you either have to climb up to get in or to climb down into if they are sunk into the floor, then you have to climb out.

More accidents occur from falls from people slipping when moving around with wet feet and with wet surfaces about than reasonably should occur. The older you get the easier it is to fall so the last thing that is required is to have to climb over the sides of the tub and then fall back out make sure there is a safe and secure entry and exit point. No body wishes to be a killjoy but there should be adequate steps and support rails to get in and out and a level of discipline can save a broken bone or a badly lacerated foot.

Make sure that the access is good and that there is not a steep grassy slope to go down. If in any doubt make sure you err on the safe side, children are always fascinated with water which is why the hot tubs are often in demand in the first place but there are still so many tragic deaths through that odd second when they are unsupervised that the problem cannot be over emphasised. These pools are perfectly safe if the correct procedures are considered.

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