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 ... Read More
Category: pool fence inspections
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May2018
26
Apr2017
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 ... Read More
21
Mar2017
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, ... Read More
15
Mar2017
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 ... Read More
28
Feb2017
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 ... Read More
24
Jan2017
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 ... Read More
09
Jan2017
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 ... Read More
22
Nov2016
Pool Safety Inspection Guide
Maintaining your pool fence and gates is a mandatory task for all swimming pool and spa owners in Queensland. This article contains a brief pool safety inspection guide to offer pool safety tips. Ensuring your pool fence or spa fence meets the legislative requirements is essential to ... Read More
12
Nov2016
Pool Drowning
Tragically, two young sisters drowning in their backyard pool at Kingston in Brisbane’s south. According to reports, the girls were found in the pool by their five-year-old sister with paramedics quickly called to the scene. The girls' parents pulled the duo from the water and performed CPR until emergency ... Read More
16
Aug2016
Since the November 30th deadline, the onus is now on all pool owners in Brisbane to ensure their pool fence meets the legislative requirements. Each and every backyard pool and spa in Brisbane, and Queensland needs to have a compliant fence. If you have a pool or spa that isn’t ... Read More
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