03/11/2022
Swimming pool or a death pool?
A swimming pool should be a pool for relaxation or a place to cool ones body on a hot day, it is quite unfortunate how a place for relaxation is turning into a place of death.
In the past few years we've heard of so many avoidable cases of drowning in Nigeria, among them is a case of three siblings that drown together in their residence swimming pool in Lagos on 12th of June 2022 (Their age was 14,7 and 3),according to premium time, another case is that of June 15 2018, the son of Nigeria music star (popularly called Dbanj) drowned in their residence swimming pool, this happened after the baby celebrated his first birthday..., as we speak the sad news of Ifeanyi Adeleke's death is everywhere on the social media, Davido's son, Ifeanyi Adeleke drowned at his parent's home in Lagos.
I pray for Davido and the Adeleke's at large, may God consol them on this heartbreaking event.
It is important to note that swimming pools could turn to death pools if necessary safety measures are not put in place, there are regulations guiding having swimming pools in residential homes in Nigeria especially in Lagos state, Lagos state safety commission regulations in 2014 consider it as an offense to operate a swimming without permission, some safety measures are to be put in place which include:
-No swimmer should enter the pool with an open wound
- There should be no swimmer without a lifeguard on duty or a guide if at home
- A first aid box should be available at the pool
- There should be enough signage and protection around the pool that people can see
- swimming pool should be sited not too close to the main building.
As I draw the curtain don't forget when *Safety* is first, you *Last* , drowning is avoidable if all necessary safety measures are put in place. *SIRLAW MAG2022*