Safe Gates Help Save Lives

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children ages one through four and the majority of the children who drown in swimming pools most commonly gain access to the pool area through a faulty fence or gate.

D&D Technologies® has partnered with the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) to establish the Check Your Pool Gate campaign during May. The initiative was created to remind pool owners of the vital need to ensure pool fences, gates, latches and hinges are secure, adjusted correctly, and incorporate multiple layers of protection to help secure the pool area from unauthorized entry. Every pool owner should be confident they have a safe pool zone.

The fence industry is vital to the mission of reducing child drownings, playing a crucial role in communicating the need to Check Your Pool Gate and providing instructions on how to help ensure a pool gate is safe.

“We encourage companies within the fencing industry to support the Check Your Pool Gate campaign to help improve the safety of communities, customers and employees, and most importantly, to help save lives,” explains Jim Paterson, senior vice president of sales and marketing with D&D Technologies.

D&D has made it easy to get involved in Check Your Pool Gate month by creating all the materials needed to promote the campaign.

• Follow the D&D Technologies’ social channels and share their posts. • Announce Check Your Pool Gate Month on your website. • Create a link on your website to the D&D Technologies Check Your Pool Gate landing page, hosted on D&D’s website, the landing page contains all the information on Check Your Pool Gate month. • Send an eblast to your customers communicating the Check Your Pool Gate month message. • Take advantage of the free materials from D&D: www.ddtechnologies.box.com/v/cypmonthmaterials • Materials include videos, images, banner ads, eblasts, counter signs and flyers.

“Our goal with Check Your Pool Gate month is to educate pool owners and the general public about improving safety and encourage them to check their pool surroundings not once a year, but regularly,” says Paterson.

A few minutes is all it takes for pool owners to check their pool fences and gates. This simple routine done regularly could help save the life of a child.

For more information or questions on how to support the Check Your Pool Gate month campaign contact info@ddtechusa.com. For more information on pool safety and compliance, visit: www.ddtech.com and www.ndpa.org. It’s critical to check your local pool codes for compliance, as local codes may vary.