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How to Prevent a Child from Getting UNDER How to Prevent a Child from Getting a Pool Barrier THROUGH a Pool Barrier For any pool barrier,the reventing a child from Gates: When the release mecha- maximum clearance at getting through a pool There are two kinds of nism of the self-latching the bottom of the barrier 11 barrier can be done by gates which might be found on device is less than 54 inches should not exceed 4 inches restricting the sizes of open- a residential property.Both from the bottom of the gate, above grade,when the meas- ings in a barrier and by using can play a part in the design of the release mechanism for the urement is done on the side of self-closing and self-latching a swimming pool barrier. gate should be at least 3 inches the barrier facing away from gates. below the top of the gate on the pool. To prevent a young child Pedestrian Gates: the side facing the pool. from getting through a fence These are the gates people Placing the release mechanism or other barrier, all openings walk through. Swimming pool at this height prevents a young E should be small enough so that barriers should be equipped child from reaching over the a 4-inch diameter sphere can- with a gate or gates which top of a gate and releasing the not pass through. This size is restrict access to the pool.A latch. based on the head breadth and locking device should be chest depth of a young child. included in the gate design. 1/211 3„ Gates should open out from the pool and should be self- 411 closing and self-latching.If a I� gate is properly designed, even if the gate is not completely latched, a young child pushing 4„ on the gate in order to enter 18 Aboveground Pool with the pool area will at least close Barrier on Top of Pool: the gate and may actually If an aboveground pool engage the latch. has a barrier on the top of the pool,the maximum vertical clearance between the top of Also,the gate and barrier should have no opening the pool and the bottom of the barrier should not exceed greater than 1/2 inch within 4 inches. 18 inches of the latch release mechanism. This prevents a young child from reaching through the gate and releasing the latch. All Other Gates(Vehicle Entrances,Etc.): �. Other gates should be equipped with self-latching devices.The self-latching devices should be installed as described for pedestrian gates. 4