CPSC Pool Safely Campaign Partners with Industry on Education and Outreach
Las Vegas – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced a strategic partnership with the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP) for the agency’s Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives public safety campaign. Announced at the International Pool, Spa, & Patio Expo in Las Vegas, the partnership includes APSP working with CPSC […]
Read MoreCommunities Celebrate Pool Safely Day Across America
St. Paul—Nearly 400 child drownings and near-tragedies* nationwide have been reported by the media since Memorial Day weekend, leading the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to bring its Pool Safely campaign to Minnesota. The campaign is teaming up with Senator Amy Klobuchar (the leading advocate in the United States Senate of a lifesaving pool […]
Read MoreThe 2010 Pool Safely Summer Snapshot
“Back to school does not mean the end of the swimming season. Many children in warm weather states have fun in the water all year,” said Inez Tenenbaum, CPSC Chairman. “Far too many families have been impacted by child drownings this summer. We are calling on the public to Pool Safely this holiday weekend and keep kids safe in the water.”
Read MoreChairman Inez Tenenbaum Pool Safely Kids Education Press Event
Link to July 23, 2010 CPSC press release from Houston, Texas: Chairman Inez Tenenbaum Pool Safely Kids Education Press Event
Read MoreCPSC Announces Pool and Spa Safety Education Effort
Houston—Halfway through the summer swimming season, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has seen news reports of more than 210 child drowning and non-fatal submersion incidents in pools and spas around the country since Memorial Day Weekend.
Read MoreNew Pool and Spa Messages Available in Advance of July 4th Holiday
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) debuts a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about its Pool Safely campaign (www.poolsafely.gov), illustrating how simple steps saves lives at pools and spas.
Read MoreCPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum Presents Pool Safely Campaign in Florida
CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum announces the Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives campaign in Florida.
Read MoreCPSC Launches National Campaign to Change the Way People Think and Act about Pool and Spa Safety
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today kicks-off the Pool Safely campaign (www.poolsafely.gov), a first-of-its-kind national public education effort to reduce child drownings and non-fatal submersions, and entrapments in swimming pools and spas. Read Press Release
Read MoreCPSC Announces State Grants On Pool and Spa Safety Now Available
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act‘s (P&SS Act) State Grant program is now accepting applications for funding from eligible states. Read the Press Release
Read MoreCPSC Releases Unblockable Drain Decision
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issues a decision on unblockable drains.
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