Building codes have required fences around swimming pools for many, many years, but many people don’t truly understand the reason for this. So here it is, plain and simple – “Drowning is … the second leading cause of [unintentional injury] death for children ages 1 to 14 years”, according to the Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Water-Safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html (The
A major push to trim deer numbers on Long Island’s has targeted as many as 3,000 whitetail deer this winter. The deer cull, if initiated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the face of some recent public opposition, would be the largest federal deer removal program in the history of New York state.
When choosing a pool fence, safety is our number-one concern. Built to standards established by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, these Vanguard fences feature several design elements intended to prevent accidents and enhance pool security. First, the pickets of a Vanguard aluminum pool fence have less than 4 inches of space between them
