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POOL ENGLISH 7.5” X 10.3” PANTONE 295U 06/28/2016
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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.