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(87PO) ROUND METAL FRAME POOL ENGLISH 7.5” X 10.3” PANTONE 295U 07/20/2012
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Barriers for Residential Swimming Pool Guidelines:
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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 1-1/4 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alocking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within18inchesofthereleasemechanism.
9. Whereawallofadwellingservesaspart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UL2017
  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.Whenthe
 ladderorstepsaresecured,locked,orremoved,anyopeningcreatedshouldnotallowthe
 passageofa4-inchdiametersphere.Barriersshouldbelocatedsoastoprohibitpermanent
 structures,equipmentorsimilarobjectsfrombeingusedtoclimbthebarriers.
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