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28 • JULY 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Child safety experts agree that one of the best ways to protect toddlers from drowning is to isolate the swimming pool from the house with an effective barrier. But many families don't realize drowning is swift and silent, or that an unsecured backyard swimming pool is a frequent site for horrific tragedy, ac- cording to the National Drowning Pre- vention Alliance (NDPA). NDPA teamed up with Life Saver Save a Life initiative offers free pool fences Pool Fence Systems, Inc. (Life Saver) on National Water Safety Day, May 15th, to promote the Save a Life Pro- gram. (Life Saver Systems is a manu- facturer of mesh pool safety fencing.) The initiative provides free pool fences to families whose child suffered a non-fatal submersion injury or to families who lost a child to drowning, but have another young child living in the home. 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For Safer Water, prevent unsuper- vised access to pools and spas by in- stalling four-sided isolation fencing, door alarms or automatic safety cov- ers. For Safer Kids, always designate a "Water Watcher" who will remain vigilant and undistracted while super- vising children in or near water. Also teach young children about water safety and make sure they learn how to swim. For Safer Response, know how to perform CPR and have a phone and rescue equipment by the pool. Life Saver Pool Fence Systems, Inc. is a Campaign Safety Leader with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Pool Safely campaign. For additional information, visit the web sites www.poolfence.com and www.ndpa.org. Removable pool fencing new from Delgard DELAIR, N.J. — Delgard has an- nounced the introduction of its new Removable Pool Fencing system, which is a tension based mesh pool fence that is removable in minutes and can be taken down and put back up as many times as needed. 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