Oregon Swimming Pool Safety Code

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Enacted by the U.S. President Bush on December 2007, the VGB Pool and Spa Safety Act (P&SSAct) is effective since the December 19, 2008. This code is designed to prevent swimming pools hazards. The perils of pools like body entrapments or eviscerations are more often invisible and deadly.

The Virginia Graeme Baker Act set U.S. CPSC criteria for pool and spa insurance. Under the code, all drain covers must meet ASME/ANSI A112.19.8-2007 in all public pools and Spas. The water facilities which have a single main drain different than an unblockable drain must set up a 2nd device to contend for entrapments.

The manufacturing, the sale or retail of drain covers which are not in conformity with the security measures required by the CPSC is prohibited in USA to ensure that all drain covers accessible in the market place are conformable with safety specifications.

Each public pools must put in anti-entrapment drain covers and implement other levels of protection such as safety vacuum release systems or fences.

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

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