Hundreds of swimming pools in Whangarei are to be reassessed for safety after 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 before it went up for sale in March.
During the inspection, it was discovered the property's ... Read More
Category: pool safety inspections
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May2018
21
Mar2017
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 inspectors and be issued with a pool safety certificate stating that the pool ... Read More
28
Feb2017
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 where your immediate action can make a difference. Home pool fencing and effective supervision can reduce these tragic drowning deaths ... Read More
24
Jan2017
Hundreds of pool owners have escaped fines despite not complying with new safety rules, sparking calls for tougher penalties. The legislation, which came into effect in a year ago, resulted in a single statewide pool safety standard ... Read More
16
Jan2017
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 warning to swimmers to be safer around ... Read More
09
Jan2017
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 Christmas day. Just a handful of the drownings have been at beaches, with the ... Read More
01
Dec2016
School is nearly out for Summer and Christmas holidays are just around the corner which means its well and truly backyard BBQ and swimming pool time. If you have a backyard pool or spa, here are a few tips to help you make sure your pool is safe for you, ... Read More
22
Nov2016
Maintaining your pool fence and gates is a mandatory task for all swimming pool and spa owners in Queensland. Ensuring your pool fence or spa fence meets the legislative requirements is essential to reduce the number of avoidable backyard drownings in Queensland homes. Pool and spa owners in Queensland must ... 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 ... Read More
15
Aug2016
Ensure your pool fence is compliant | List of common Pool Fence Issues | Pool Fence Checklist | Brisbane Queensland
Here's is a list of some common issues found when conducting pool fence inspection throughout Brisbane, Logan, Redlands, Caboolture, Ipswich. It's a good idea to do a quick check of your pool ... Read More