Nevada Swimming Pool Safety Code

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Signed by the U.S. President Bush on December 2007, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (P&SSAct) is operating since the December 19, 2008. This regulation is designed to prevent swimming pools jeopardies. The risks of pools like body entrapments or eviscerations are more often out of sight and lethal.

The Act settled U.S. CPSC standards for pool and spa security. Under the code, every drain covers must meet ASME/ANSI A112.19.8-2007 in all public pools and Spas. The water installations which have a single main drain other than an unblockable drain must set up a second system to fight out entrapments.

The industry, the trade or retail of drain covers which are not in compliancy with the security criteria required by the CPSC is prohibited in USA to ensure that all drain covers available in the market are compliant with safety stipulations.

Each public pools must install anti-entrapment drain covers and implement other layers of security such as safety vacuum release systems or fences.

A pool contractor should check that the pool and / or spa are compliant with the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act.

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