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Risk Management
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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ADA for Swimming Pools Made Clear
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
Drowning Prevention Equation
Our opinion is that the best way to prevent child drowning is for lifeguards and pool patrons to work together in watching children.… 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 »
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Announcements
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ADA for Swimming Pools Made Clear
Public swimming pools must comply with The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements by March 2012. Understanding the ADA requirements and which pools must comply is clear....
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VGB Rules Changed - Some pools now not compliant with law
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reversal vote makes thousands of pools non-compliant with the Virginia Graeme Baker Act (VGB)....
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2011 NDPA Summer Drowning Snapshot Now Available
The National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) said last week that nearly 1600 drownings were reported this summer....
