The Need for Pool Fence Regulations in Queensland Pool Fence Regulations in Queensland were introduced due to drowning being one of the leading causes of death in Queensland for children under the age of five years old. When it comes to children in this age group, for every fatal drowning in ...

Pool Fence Breaches Hundreds of swimming pools in Whangarei are to be reassessed for pool fence safety due to possible Pool Fence Breaches.  The district council found it had approved pool fencing that should have failed.  The issue was uncovered when a home owner sought a code compliance for their property ...

Pool Safety Song US kids musician and performer, Laurie Berkner, has released a pool safety song, called Pool Safely, to help children stay safe in and around swimming pools. It was commissioned by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) program called Pool Safely: Simple Steps to Save Lives, a national public ...

Importance of Pool Safety This article covers the importance of Pool Safety.  From the 1st December 2010, all swimming pools on regulated land in Queensland are required, at the time of sale or lease of their property, to have a pool safety inspection conducted by licensed pool safety inspector.   Furthermore, ...

Pool Safety Tips This article covers important pool safety tips.  Regardless of the Queensland Pool Fence Legislation being bought into effect, a significantly high number of swimming pool and spa fences are not meeting the legislative requirements.  Read on for some of our most common issues encountered and safety tips and ...

Pool Safety in Brisbane This article relates to Pool safety and information and regulations governed under the QLD Pool Safety Legislation.  Every year over 35 Australian children under the age of five drown.  Whilst all of these drowning deaths are preventable, it is the 50% that occur in home swimming pools ...

QLD Pool Safety Laws Hundreds of pool owners have escaped fines despite not complying with new QLD Pool Safety Laws, sparking calls for tougher penalties.  The legislation, which came into effect in a year ago, resulted in a single statewide pool safety standard to be enforced by local councils.  The rules ...

This article covers the importance of Pool Safety Supervision.  Following the spate of summer drownings, Wendy Atkinson, mother to 2-year-old Brodie has posted a video online showing her son scaling their pool fence and opening the gate in just 21 seconds. Royal Life Saving Australia has just recently issued an urgent ...

Pool Safety Compliance This article covers the importance of swimming pool supervision and Pool Safety Compliance. In the prior 25 days leading up to January 23rd, 22 people have drowned in New South Wales beaches, waterways and pools in what lifesavers have described as unprecedented, with 17 of these deaths occurring since ...