Lnp Pool Presentation

Facts from the CPSC Nearly 650 hundred children under 5 years old drown in swimming pools every year. Hospital emergency room treatment is required for more than 3,100 children under 5 years old who were submerged in residential pools. US –Consumer Product Safety Commission

Facts from the CPSC • Drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for children under the age of 6 in Florida, California, Arizona and Oregon

Facts from the CPSC • Individuals in the 5-9 year-old category had the highest frequency of entrapment reports

However… • Many adults have died after getting trapped at uncovered pool drains • Several entrapments are not being reported to the CSPC

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act • Law enacted by Congress and signed by President Bush on December 19, 2007, to prevent the hidden hazard of drain entrapments and eviscerations in pools and spas. • The law became effective on December 19, 2008.

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act • Law applies only to Public Pools. • Why not to residential pools? 80% of the children drownings occur at residential pools!!

Pool Hazards •Drain Entrapment •Unsupervised kids drownings •Slippery surfaces

Drain Entrapment • Single main drain systems and flat drain grates pose the greater risk at pools • Chemical degradation of covers and other parts.

Types of Entrapment • Hair Entrapment

• Limb Entrapment

• Body Entrapment

• Disembowelment Evisceration

Pump suction force demonstration

Our neighbor, 5 year old Miguel Marin, survived after being trapped at an in-ground spa for about 5 minutes under water

Unfortunately many others have not been that lucky 14 year old – British Boy died at 7 year old Virginia Graeme Thailand Baker Secretary of State Water Park Bakers' granddaughter

Are Kids Out of Sight? They Shouldn’t Be! • Children must be supervised and within your sight AT ALL TIMES while in the pool. • A telephone must be available in the pool area to call 911, in case of any emergency

Entrapments can be prevented • US Consumer Product Safety Commission recommend pool owners to have many layers of protection to prevent drownings

Layers of Protection 1. Swimming Classes

Layers of Protection 1. 0 2. Education and awareness about entrapment danger at any public or residential pool

Layers of Protection 3. Goggles and Floating Devices

Layers of Protection 4. Barriers, fences

Layers of Protection 5. Pool Alarms, Window Alarms

Layers of Protection 6. Certified Drain Covers

Layers of Protection 7. Safety Vacuum Release Systems SVRS

A pool evaluation by an expert Can give you peace of mind

Layers of Protection • Swimming Lessons • Education and danger awareness • Goggles and Floating devices • Pool barriers, fences. • Pool alarms and Window Alarms • Certified Drain Covers • Safety Vacuum Release System

Lnp Pool Presentation

by shaun76 on Mar 08, 2010

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