Read and Follow All Safety Information and
Instructions.
Keep for future reference.
Failure to follow these warnings and instructions
can result in serious injury or death to users,
especially children.
Prevent Young Children From Drowning:
• Install fencing or approved barrier around all sides of pool.
• State or local laws or codes may require fencing or other approved
barriers.
• Check state or local laws and codes before setting up pool.
• Drowning occurs silently and quickly. Assign an adult to supervise pool
and wear provided water watcher tag.
• Keep children in your direct sight when they are in or near pool and when
you are filling and emptying pool.
• When searching for a missing child, check pool first, even if you think
your child is in the house.
• Pool presents a drowning hazard even during filling and draining of the
pool. Maintain constant supervision of children and do not remove any
safety barriers until the pool is completely empty and stowed away.
• Refer to the list of barrier recommendations and guidelines as described
in CPSC Publication No.362.
• Assign an adult to be responsible for watching children in the pool. Give
this person a “water watcher” tag and ask that they wear it the entire time
they are in charge of supervising children in the pool. If they need to
leave for any reason, ask this person to pass the “water watcher” tag and
the supervision responsibility to another adult.
Prevent Young Children From Gaining Access to Pool:
• Remove pool ladders before leaving pool. Toddlers can climb ladder and
get into pool.
• Position furniture away from pool so that children cannot climb and gain
access to pool.
• When leaving pool, remove floats and toys from pool that might attract a
child.
Be Prepared to Respond to an Emergency:
• Keep a working phone and list of emergency numbers near pool.
• Become certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) so you can
respond to an emergency.
Diving Risk:
• Do not dive into the pool. Diving into shallow water can result in a broken
neck, paralysis, or death.
Electrocution Risk:
• Keep all electrical lines, radios, speakers and other electrical appliances
away from the pool.
• Do not place pool near or under overhead electrical lines.
Safety Barrier Guidelines for Residential Swimming Pool
Section I: Outdoor swimming pool
An outdoor swimming pool, including an inground, aboveground, or
onground pool, hot tub, or spa, should be provided with a barrier which
complies with the following:
1. The top of the barrier should be at least 48 inches above grade
measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the
swimming pool. The maximum vertical clearance between grade and
the bottom of the barrier should be 4 inches measured on the side of
the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. Where the top of
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the pool structure is above grade, such as an aboveground pool, the
barrier may be at ground level, such as the pool structure, or mounted
on top of the pool structure. Where the barrier is mounted on top of the
pool structure, the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the
pool structure and the bottom of the barrier should be 4 inches.
2. Openings in the barrier should not allow passage of a 4-inch diameter
sphere.
3. Solid barriers, which do not have openings, such as a masonry or stone
wall, should not contain indentations or protrusions except for normal
construction tolerances and tooled masonry joints.
4. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and
the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is less than
45 inches, the horizontal members should be located on the swimming
pool side of the fence. Spacing between vertical members should not
exceed 1-3/4 inches in width. Where there are decorative cutouts,
spacing within the cutouts should not exceed 1-3/4 inches in width.
5. Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and
the distance between the tops of the horizontal members is 45 inches
or more, spacing between vertical members should not exceed
4 inches. Where there are decorative cutouts, spacing within the
cutouts should not exceed 1-3/4 inches in width.
6. Maximum mesh size for chain link fences should not exceed 1-3/4 inch
square unless the fence is provided with slats fastened at the top or the
bottom which reduce the openings to no more than 1-3/4 inches.
7. Where the barrier is composed of diagonal members, such as a lattice
fence, the maximum opening formed by the diagonal members should
be no more than 1-3/4 inches.
8. Access gates to the pool should comply with Section I, Paragraphs
1 through 7,and should be equipped to accommodate alocking device.
Pedestrian access gates should open outward, away from the pool,
and should be self-closing and have a self-latching device. Gates other
than pedestrian access gates should have a self-latching device.
Where the release mechanism of the self-latching device is located
less than 54 inches from the bottom of the gate, (a) the release
mechanism should be located on the pool side of the gate at least
3 inches below the top of the gate and (b) the gate and barrier should
have no opening greater than 1/2 inch within18 inches of the release
mechanism.
9. Where a wall of a dwelling serves aspart of the barrier, one of the
following should apply:
(a) All doors with direct access to the pool through that wall should be
equipped with an alarm which produces an audible warning when
the door and its screen, if present, are opened. The alarm should
sound continuously for a minimum of 30 seconds within 7 seconds
after the door is opened. Alarms should meet the requirements of
UL2017 General-Purpose Signaling Devices and Systems, Section
77. The alarm should have a minimum sound pressure rating of 85
dBA at 10 feet and the sound of the alarm should be distinctive from
other household sounds, such as smoke alarms, telephones, and
door bells. The alarm should automatically reset under all
conditions. The alarm should be equipped with manual means, such
as touchpads or switches, to temporarily deactivate the alarm for a
single opening of the door from either direction. Such deactivation
should last for no more than 15 seconds. The deactivation
touchpads or switches should be located at least 54 inches above
the threshold of the door.
(b) The pool should be equipped with a power safety cover which
complies with ASTM F1346-91 listed below.
(c) Other means of protection, such as self-closing doors with
self-latching devices, are acceptable so long as the degree of
protection afforded is not less than the protection afforded by (a) or
(b) described above.
10. Where an aboveground pool structure is used as a barrier or where the
barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure, and the means of
access is a ladder or steps, then (a) the ladder to the pool or steps
should be capable of being secured, locked or removed to prevent
access, or (b) the ladder or steps should be surrounded by a barrier
which meets Section I, Paragraphs 1 through 9. When the ladder or
steps are secured, locked, or removed,any opening created should not
allow the passage of a 4-inch diameter sphere.
Section II: Barrier Locations
Barriers should be located so as to prohibit permanent structures,
equipment or similar objects from being used to climb the barriers.
No Diving
You can break your neck
and be paralyzed!
WARNING
Electrocution Risk
Keep all electrical lines, radios, speakers, and
other electrical devices away from pool.
Do not place pool near or under overhead
electrical lines.
WARNING
Prevent Drowning
Children under 5, especially toddlers are at highest
risk of drowning.
Closely watch children who are
in or near
this pool.
Empty pool or prevent access when not in use.
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