What does a safe pool fence look like?
![Pool safety lies with both renters and homeowners.](/web/20170118145140im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/0/f/4/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtqrtl.png/1484268610187.jpg)
This summer has been particularly devastating for drowning deaths: on our beaches, in waterholes and in backyard pools. Royal Life Saving statistics tragically inform us that the majority of toddlers and children who drown do so in backyard swimming pools, with a large proportion caused by a lack of or inadequate fencing barriers.