The best in pool safety just got better.
Introducing the newly patented Easi-Close Tenioner. New, stream lined engineering makes the job of tightening the pool net smooth and simple, requiring far less strength and effort than all other existing pool ratchet systems. As a mother, I really appreciate this new feature which makes my life easier.
Advantages:
Requires [...]
At a Katchakid meeting the other day we were all discussing drowning and near drowning incidents when Mary, The Pool Safety Mom, asked us “what does drowning look like?” I thought this would be a great topic for this blog because it is something not often discussed and many children die because their signs of [...]
Katchakid CEO Blair Esson invented and patented the first central tension system close to 30 years ago as a means to get a pool safety net to the required tension without excessive physical exertion. Like tightening a drawstring bag the concept is to pull up and tighten a pool net from the center point of [...]
Who and What Is ASTM International?
Originated in 1898 by a group of railway engineers, to deal with issues concerning their steel rails, ASTM International has become one of the largest classification and standards developing organization in the world. Standards and classifications are developed within voluntary member committees. ASTM International performs no part in approving, sanctioning [...]
Katchakid pool safety nets are often used to protect animals; an older dog going blind, a new puppy or pet owner nervous about leaving a pet in a yard with an un-protected pool. Preventing a dog from having access to a pool may prevent a build up of hair in the water and nail damage, [...]
There are many contributing factors to installing an effective and reliable pool fence, such as the climability of the material, its construction, and how and where it is installed. The purpose of this blog is not to discuss these features but to discuss the actual height of the fence. So the question is what height should a fence [...]
Drowning Prevention is Everyone’s Business!
“Pool Safety Mom”… Mary Ann Downing became focused on drowning prevention in the late ‘70s (or maybe earlier if you count her first “Junior Lifesaving” class …!) She has a teaching degree in Health & Physical Education with an emphasis in Aquatics from Indiana University of PA. (IUP) She was [...]
Cannonball competition; Fly off the waterfall; Longest jump over little brother; Duck!
Summertime and everybody heads for the backyard pool. It’s every kid’s dream and every mom’s nightmare! We don’t want to ruin the fun of summer. But how do we let them have fun and at the same time keep them from ending up in [...]
A Note from the Pool Safety Mom
It’s almost the 4th of July. Between barbeques and picnics and backyard parties, here’s a reminder to please think and BE SAFE around water!
Every year, the 4th of July summer holiday turns tragic for some family because a toddler drowns, usually in the backyard pool, often when one parent [...]
A Note from the Pool Safety Mom
Every kid knows the fire safety rule “Stop, Drop and Roll”! Why is that? Well, thanks to the efforts of Firefighters and Fire Safety Educators everywhere preschool kids have been taught some fire safety basics!
Ask that same little one to tell you a swimming pool safety rule and you [...]
