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When the House Wall Forms meet the requirements of UL doors which give ready access <br /> Part of the Pool Barrier: 2017 General-Purpose to a swimming pool. <br /> In many homes,doors Signaling Devices and <br /> open directly onto the pool Systems, Section 77. Indoor Pools: <br /> area or onto a patio which The alarm should be loud: When a pool is located <br /> leads to the pool. at least 85 dBA(decibels) completely within a house,the <br /> when measured 10 feet away walls that surround the pool <br /> from the alarm mechanism. should be equipped to serve as <br /> The alarm sound should be pool safety barriers. Measures <br /> \\ <br /> \ from other sounds in recommended above where a <br /> k <br /> the house, such as the tele- house wall serves as part of a <br /> phone doorbell and smoke safety barrier also apply for all <br /> alarm.The alarm should have the walls surrounding an <br /> an automatic reset feature indoor pool. <br /> Because adults will want <br /> ..., n. , 54" to pass through house doors in <br /> the pool barrier without setting <br /> - 4 off the alarm,the alarm should <br /> w„,144 <br /> have a switch that allows <br /> 114,411.1 <br /> _ adults to temporarily deacti M- <br /> .--->.... vate the alarm for up to 15 an s\, <br /> . . <br /> . ' ' iil 00 <br /> " <br /> seconds.The deactivation um <br /> the <br /> In such s caan s eims,ptohre t awnt a 1pl aorf t w )o uolr d a bm a n u cshwpiatd c <br /> h, ......-- ■00.1:; <br /> * . <br /> t°L <br /> .- <br /> and should he located at least .. <br /> of the pool barrier,and pas- <br /> hold s -. — <br /> sage through any doors in the 54 inche above the threshold <br /> -317. ..-....47"-- <br /> of the door covered by'the 1 <br /> ri <br /> house wall should be con- <br /> alarm.This height was select- .... <br /> trolled by secuty,'measures. <br /> The importance of controlling ed based on the reaching abili- <br /> a young child's movement ty of young children. <br /> from house to pool is demon- <br /> Power safety covers can <br /> strated by the statistics <br /> be installed on pools to serve <br /> barriers.Power <br /> obtained during CPSC's study as security <br /> safety covers should conform <br /> of pool incidents in California, - <br /> Arizona and Florida almost to the specifications in ASTM <br /> : <br /> half(46 percent)of the chil- F 1346-91. <br /> This standard spec- <br /> dren who became victims of ifies safety performance <br /> requirements for pool CON ers <br /> pool accidents were last seen <br /> in the house just before they <br /> to protect young children from <br /> a <br /> were found in the pool. drowning. <br /> If you wish Rather infor- <br /> All doors which give <br /> an <br /> access to a swimming <br /> mation on this standard,con- <br /> should be equipped with pool <br /> tact ASTM,Inc.,Philadelphia. <br /> audible alarm which sounds •Pa (formerly the American <br /> when the door and/or screen Society for Testing& <br /> are opened.The alarm should Materials),directly. <br /> sound for 30 seconds or more Self-closing doors with <br /> within 7 seconds after the self latching devices could <br /> safeguard <br /> is opened.Alarms should also be used to safe-a <br /> 5 <br />