The editorial points out that many states already have strong
pool safety laws.
Not exact matches
Above ground
pools need decks as a matter of function, and most states have
laws that require security fences around
pools for
safety.
It is common for specific locales to have
laws about installing
safety child locks when you have a backyard swimming
pool.
A similar system in Australia has led to changes in the
law on pedestrian
safety in the workplace, the drowning of children in swimming
pools and accidental child hangings from blind and curtain cords.
A former UKIP parliamentary candidate has been found guilty of breaking health and
safety laws after a handyman was buried alive while working on his
pool.
Did you know that California
law requires new or remodeled
pools to feature at least one
safety device, such as a cover, alarm or protective fencing?
Be sure to check your state's
laws about
pool safety.
Did you know that some state
laws require new or remodeled
pools to feature at least one
safety device, such as a cover, alarm or protective fencing?
Florida
Laws on Swimming Pool
Safety The Delray Beach Personal Injury Attorneys at the
Law Offices of Aronberg, Aronberg & Green, Injury
Law Firm would like you to be educated about Florida
Laws for swimming
pools.
Jesse has been at the forefront in the country in aquatic litigation and is recognized as a writer, activist and attorney with regard to all aspects of
safety laws involving swimming
pools.
Public
pools are required to use drain covers that comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool &
Safety Spa Act, a federal
law that took effect in December 2008.
This new
law, as part of the definition of home inspection for the transfer of real property, specifies that an appropriate inspection of real property with a swimming
pool or spa would include noninvasive physical examination of the
pool or spa and dwelling for the purpose of identifying which, if any, of the seven drowning prevention
safety features the
pool or spa is equipped.
This new
law requires, when a building permit is issued, that the
pool or spa be equipped with at least two of seven specified drowning prevention
safety features.