Are Your Local Public Pool Drains Safe For Kids This Summer?
March 21st, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed
Nearly three months after a federal law was passed to make public swimming pools safer, many have not yet been brought into compliance. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act requires public pools to be fitted with special equipment to prevent small children from being sucked into the powerful drain returns. The law does not apply to private pools, or your backyard spa.
Several children have been seriously injured or killed by commercial pool drains over the past few years. The law is named for the grandaughter of former US secretary of state James Baker. Seven-year old Virginia drowned in 2002 after being trapped by spa drain suction. Many blame the lack of compliance on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) delay in issuing regulations until just six weeks before the law was to take effect. That left little time for manufacturers to ramp up production of equipment that would comply with the law or for pool administrators to line up contractors to install the new pool drains and pumps required. Worse, many public pool owners and local authorities may lack the resources in today’s economy to retrofit pools. It’s unknown how many pools across the country are out of compliance with the new codes. Many public pools have simply closed temporarily until the required retrofits can be made. You may want to consider this info should your family travel this year and want to use a public pool.
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Guess They’ll Need A New Swimming Pool Safety Cover…
January 23rd, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed
You may have seen the ads for a popular brand of swimming pool safety cover that’s alledgedly so strong it supports the weight of a small elephant. Well, a pool owner in Sherborn MA USA may beg to differ. While she was away from home, her horse got out of its barn, walked through an open gate and fell through said pool safety cover into the frozen water underneath. Poor beast couldn’t move. Doesn’t say how long the horse was trapped, but it took rescue crews 30 minutes to break the ice and cut the cover to free him. Fortunately, the horse only suffered minor cuts. So much for the hype…. swimming pool safety covers are an excellent way to help keep your family of average sized adults and children safe - but don’t expect large animals to fare well.
Via WHDH.com, TheBostonChannel.com
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November 29th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
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