Our Research
Surprising Reasons a Lifeguard May Not Be Able to Always See Your Child
Please learn more about the Safety Campaign launched by The Pool Management Group and its 16 partner companies nationwide.… Learn more »
You Could Save a Life
The Pool Management Group's 2017 Summer Safety Campaign addresses how each person in and around the pool plays a role in swimmer-safety. … Learn more »
VGB Drain Covers due to be Replaced
Many drain covers and other suction outlet covers will need to be replaced before pools open in 2014 to remain in compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.… Learn more »
ADA for Swimming Pools Now in Effect
Some pools are required to comply with ADA and many pools are not. We sort through the confusion to answer your questions.… Learn more »
Pool Safety
Risk Management
Don’t Hold Your Breath! Understanding the menace of Shallow Water Blackouts
More and more is being learned today about the dangers of shallow-water blackout but the problem is still not widely recognized or dealt with proactively.… Learn more »
Consumer Products Safety Commission Changes Rules for Compliance with Virginia Graeme Baker Act
On September 28, 2011 the CPSC voted 3 – 2 to reverse an interpretive ruling on unblockable drains. Their previous ruling was the basis upon which pool owners and contractors brought pools into compliance with the VGB Act for the December 19, 2008 deadline (May 2009 for summer-only pools). … Learn more »
Pool Operations
Liability Insurance for Swimming Pools Explained
Lawsuits resulting from swimming pool incidents have judgments that have included $16 million, $14 million and $8 million. In a Good Morning America report on ABC, industry experts estimated that as many as 500 people drown each year in lifeguarded pools.… Learn more »
Pool Safety
Risk Management
3 meter Diving Board Dangers
Old fashioned 3 meter diving stands pose a serious danger to children… Learn more »
Pool Safety
Risk Management
Go beyond the Virginia Graeme Baker Act
The Virginia Graeme Baker Act still allows for single main drains in commercial swimming pools and spas, which can lead to serious injury. Our opinion is that the best and safest solution is properly sized and installed multiple main drains, and that single main drain configurations, even with a secondary anti-entrapment system, continue to present risk.… Learn more »
Body on the Bottom
Research shows that as a pool surface becomes increasingly agitated, submerged bodies disappear from view. Sunlight, shadows, surface reflection and glare only serve to compound the problem.
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You Could Save a Life!
The Pool Management Group's 2017 Summer Safety Campaign addresses how each person in and around the pool plays a role in swimmer-safety. ...
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We serve over 800 communities
Serving over 800 communities and over 100,000 families, The Pool Management Group Partner Companies are there when you need us....
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Avoid the Drowning D’s
Dr. Tom Griffiths explains the Drowning D's to parents. Parents, learn how to protect your child and prevent a drowning. Dr. Griffiths is an internationally renowned aquatic safety expert....
