Use and Care Manual

Test Report
No.: SHHL1909051579IF Date: NOV. 25, 2019 Page: 7 of 19
Clause
Test Method / Requirement
Result
Rating
children (especially those under the age of five years) by
striding over/climbing over is limited. The secure access to
the basin is met when:
- the height between the highest bearing point (according to
the requirements stated in 5.5) and the upper
level of the finished pool is greater than or equal to 1 100 mm
or;
- the height between the ground and the lowest bearing point
(according to the requirements stated in 5.5)
is greater than or equal to 1 100 mm, or;
- the height between two consecutive bearing points
(according to the requirements stated in 5.5) is greater than
1100 mm.
If:
- the above requirement is not satisfied and/or
- the means of access according to the requirements stated in
5.4.4 is not safe; or
- no means of access is provided with the swimming pool.
Then the manufacturer of the swimming pool shall
recommend that the access to the finished swimming pool
should be secured by a protection device to prevent children
drowning.
To prevent children drowning, inground pool manufacturers
shall also recommend to secure the access to the finished
pool with a protection device. The following warning "In order
to prevent children from drowning, it is recommended to
secure the access to the pool with a protection device" shall
be present for the consumer in the information before
purchase and in the safety instructions.
5. Requirements and test methods for means of access
5.1 General All means of access shall fulfil the material requirements of
4.4, if applicable.
Swimming pools intended solely for aboveground installation
with a wall height exceeding 850 mm shall be installed with a
means of access.
When such mean of access is a pool ladder, then it shall
meet the ladder design requirements in 5.4 and the safe
access requirements in 4.6.
Pools intended for multiple types of installation shall include a
specification or recommendation for appropriate means of
access.
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5.2 Slip
resistance
The risk of a slipping accident in a domestic pool is low, due
to the following reasons:
- Easily accessible information for users (Annex B);
- Close and permanent adult supervision required (Annex B);
- Reduced number of simultaneous users.
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