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Safety is a parmount concern in anything we do. This is true for something as automatic and obvious as crossing the street, and for something as far-fetched and “daring” as deep sea diving.

Water safety is one issue that receives a fair amount of attention. Consider how many times you have seen a message to remind us to act safe around water, to never go swimming alone, to always wear a life vest or some other flotation devices when boating. Even in our own yard, we are reminded to make sure the swimming pool is blocked with a swimming pool fence to keep children and animals from falling in.

But what do we do with our spas? They also are filled with water. They too can drown a person. How do we provide safety with our spas?

Hot tub safety begins with a spa cover. Covers are generally quite hefty and fit well in place, so they can protect against most accidental encounters. They are generally sturdy enough that even running on them will pose no danger to people, nor will it damage them, either.

Hot tub covers keep things out of your little oasis. “Things” include the obvious, for example neighbourhood kids who wander along, even teenagers out on desperately waging war against boredom. “Things” also include wild animals – foxes, skunks, hares, deer, squirrels, etc. – and of course pets, such as dogs and cats (and who knows…maybe a roaming zoo animal just to add touch of excitement to this list). And “things” also include six-legged little critters, spiders, leaves, twigs, bird poop (yuck!) and who-knows-what-else might fall out of the sky into your tub.

More Than Just a Cover Is Needed

But covering your hot tub is not suffieint. Locking it down will further ensure safety. A cover can easily be lifted – much harder to lift is a locked down cover. We are saddened to hear the story of McCutchanville firefighter Nathan Kuehne. While visiting the home of a friend for an overnight stay – overnight more by chance than by design because he had consumed way too much alcohol to drive back home – he decided to take a dip in the hot tub. At 27 years old, that was the last time he would ever have the chance to try a hot tub again.

In fact, we read almost every week of a hot tub drowning, and many could be prevented by following simple safety precautions., so many of which would be preventable by following a few common-sense safety tips. Water is dangerous even when it is not deep. It makes sense to play it safe, both to protect ourselves and to protect other people and creatures.

Let me offer another good reason to lock down one’s hot tub cover: strong wids. Yes, in extreme storm conditions a hot tub cover can achieve lift-off. This might not happen more than once every couple of years, but just imagine the damage of a hot tub cover hurtling through your window.

So take the time to secure everybody’s safety and lock down your hot tub cover. It makes common sense to do so.