It was only a month ago that a nine-year- old boy died after getting stuck in the swimming pool of a high-rise residential society in Noida. Parents, now, are worried a lot about their kids
Many suggestions have come out including surrounding pool with a fencing of at least 4 feet high on all side of the pool as well as self- closing and self-latching gate with a lock that is out of a child's reach. There are a number of pool fences, pool alarms, and covers you can buy to block off the water when adults are not around to supervise. If you are not by the pool, you can choose from pool gate alarms or water alarms that will tell alert if someone is near in your pool.
There are different types of alarms now available in the market. One is fence/wall mounted pool alarms which are designed to run atop the perimeter of the wall or fence surrounding your pool. Using either infrared beams to detect movement or magnetic connections that set off an alarm when broken, you will be alerted when someone is near your pool.
Underwater Motion Alarms, on the other hand, use a sonar grid beneath the water's surface to detect a breach and sound an alarm. Pool Mounted Infrared Detectors are installed poolside and sound a high-decibel alarm when breached whereas Personal Immersion Detector are good solutions that work in tandem with a base alarm unit- each child wears a wristband that sounds an immediate alarm to one or more base stations the instant they come into contact with your pool.
Another device is launched by an Australian company. It has launched what it claims as the world's first and only combined gate latch and electronic alarm- the Magnalatch® AlERT. This is designed in a such way that when someone enters or exits a gate a single beep is heard. If the gate is left open, a second beep will be heard after 10 seconds. If it remains open/unlatched for 15 seconds the alarm siren would begin to ramp up and lED lights begin to flash, alerting the owners both visually and audibly, even from inside the house.