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Barriers for Residential Swimming Pool, Spas, and Hot Tubs T he preceding explanations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's pool barrier guide- Application Swimming pool,indoor.A swimming pool which is totally contained within a The guidelines presented in this document -no wh - s are intended to provide a means of protec- lines were provided in tructure and surrounded on all four sides order to make it by walls of said structure. easier for pool owners,purchasers v tion against potential drownings and near- - , drownings to children under 5 years of builders,technicians and others to under- Swimming pool,outdoor Any swim- age by restricting access to residential stand and apply the guidelines them- ming pool which is not an indoor pool. swimming pools, spas, and hot tubs. selves. Detailed guidelines follow. Reading the following guidelines in con- Guidelines Definitions junction with the diagrams previously Defin Section I. Outdoor Swimming Pool provided may be especially helpful. For Aboveground/onground pool. See defi- further information, consult your local nition of swimming pool. An outdoor swimming pool, including an building department or code authority. inground,aboveground,or onground pool, Barrier.A fence, a wall, a building wall or a combination thereof which complete- hot tub,or spa,should be provided with a ly surrounds the swimming pool and barrier which complies with the obstructs access to the swimming pool. following: . Hot tub. See definition of swimming 1.The top of the barrier should be at least pool. 48 inches above grade measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from Inground pool. See definition of swim- the swimming pool.The maximum verti- ming l. cal clearance between grade and the bot- tom of the barrier should be 4 inches Residential.That which is situated measured on the side of the barrier which on the premises of a detached one or faces away from the swimming pool. Where the top of the pool structure is two-family dwelling or a one-family above grade, such as an aboveground townhouse not more than three stories in bo height, pool,the barrier may be at ground level, such as the pool structure,or mounted on Spa,nonportable. See definition of top of the pool structure. Where the barn- swimming pool. er is mounted on top of the pool structure, the maximum vertical clearance between the top of the pool structure and the hot- Spa,portable.A non-permanent structure torn of the barrier should be 4 inches. intended for recreational bathing,in which all controls, water-heating,and water-circulating equipment are an inte- 2.Openings in the barrier should not gral part of the product and which is cord- allow passage of a 4-inch diameter connected(not permanently electrically sphere. wired). 3. Solid harriers,which do not have open- Swimming pool.Any structure ings, such as a masonry or stone wall, intended for swimming or recreational should not contain indentations or protru- sions except for normal construction tol- bathing that contains water over 24 inches erances and tooled masonry joints. deep.This includes inground, above- as ground, and onground swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas. 6