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(119PO) RECTANGULAR ULTRA FRAME POOL ENGLISH 7.5” X 10.3” PANTONE 295U 07/22/2015
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Barriers for Residential Swimming Pool Guidelines:
Anoutdoorswimmingpool,includinganinground,aboveground,orongroundpool,hottub,orspa,shouldbe
providedwithabarrierwhichcomplieswiththefollowing:
1. Thetopofthebarriershouldbeatleast48inchesabovegrademeasuredonthesideofthebarrierwhich
facesawayfromtheswimmingpool.Themaximumverticalclearancebetweengradeandthebottomof
thebarriershouldbe4inchesmeasuredonthesideofthebarrierwhichfacesawayfromtheswimming
pool.Wherethetopofthepoolstructureisabovegrade,suchasanabovegroundpool,thebarriermay
beatgroundlevel,suchasthepoolstructure,ormountedontopofthepoolstructure.Wherethebarrieris
mountedontopofthepoolstructure,themaximumverticalclearancebetweenthetopofthepoolstructure
andthebottomofthebarriershouldbe4inches.
2. Openingsinthebarriershouldnotallowpassageofa4-inchdiametersphere.
3. Solidbarriers,whichdonothaveopenings,suchasamasonryorstonewall,shouldnotcontain
indentationsorprotrusionsexceptfornormalconstructiontolerancesandtooledmasonryjoints.
4. Wherethebarrieriscomposedofhorizontalandverticalmembersandthedistancebetweenthetopsofthe
horizontalmembersislessthan45inches,thehorizontalmembersshouldbelocatedontheswimmingpool
sideofthefence.Spacingbetweenverticalmembersshouldnotexceed1-3/4inchesinwidth.Wherethere
aredecorativecutouts,spacingwithinthecutoutsshouldnotexceed1-3/4inchesinwidth.
5.Wherethebarrieriscomposedofhorizontalandverticalmembersandthedistancebetweenthetopsof
thehorizontalmembersis45inchesormore,spacingbetweenverticalmembersshouldnotexceed4
inches.Wheretherearedecorativecutouts,spacingwithinthecutoutsshouldnotexceed1-3/4inchesin
width.
6. Maximummeshsizeforchainlinkfencesshouldnotexceed
1-1/4
inchsquareunlessthefenceisprovided
withslatsfastenedatthetoporthebottomwhichreducetheopeningstonomorethan1-3/4inches.
7.Wherethebarrieriscomposedofdiagonalmembers,suchasalatticefence,themaximumopeningformed
bythediagonalmembersshouldbenomorethan1-3/4inches.
8.AccessgatestothepoolshouldcomplywithSectionI,Paragraphs1through7,andshouldbeequipped
toaccommodatealockingdevice.Pedestrianaccessgatesshouldopenoutward,awayfromthepool,and
shouldbeself-closingandhaveaselflatchingdevice.Gatesotherthanpedestrianaccessgatesshould
haveaself-latchingdevice.Wherethereleasemechanismoftheself-latchingdeviceislocatedlessthan54
inchesfromthebottomofthegate,(a)thereleasemechanismshouldbelocatedonthepoolsideofthe
gateatleast3inchesbelowthetopofthegateand(b)thegateandbarriershouldhavenoopeninggreater
than1/2inchwithin18inchesofthereleasemechanism.
9. Whereawallofadwellingservesaspartofthebarrier,oneofthefollowingshouldapply:
(a)Alldoorswithdirectaccesstothepoolthroughthatwallshouldbeequippedwithanalarmwhich
producesanaudiblewarningwhenthedooranditsscreen,ifpresent,areopened.Thealarmshould
soundcontinuouslyforaminimumof30secondswithin7secondsafterthedoorisopened.Alarms
shouldmeettherequirementsofUL2017General-PurposeSignalingDevicesandSystems,
Section77.Thealarmshouldhaveaminimumsoundpressureratingof85dBAat10feetandthe
soundofthealarmshouldbedistinctivefromotherhouseholdsounds,suchassmokealarms,
telephones,anddoorbells.Thealarmshouldautomaticallyresetunderallconditions.Thealarmshould
beequippedwithmanualmeans,suchastouchpadsorswitches,totemporarilydeactivatethealarmfor
asingleopeningofthedoorfromeitherdirection.Suchdeactivationshouldlastfornomorethan15
seconds.Thedeactivationtouchpadsorswitchesshouldbelocatedatleast54inchesabovethe
threshold of the door.
(b)ThepoolshouldbeequippedwithapowersafetycoverwhichcomplieswithASTMF1346-91listed
below.
(c)Othermeansofprotection,suchasself-closingdoorswithself-latchingdevices,areacceptablesolong
asthedegreeofprotectionaffordedisnotlessthantheprotectionaffordedby(a)or(b)described
above.
10. Whereanabovegroundpoolstructureisusedasabarrierorwherethebarrierismountedontopofthe
poolstructure,andthemeansofaccessisaladderorsteps,then(a)theladdertothepoolorsteps
shouldbecapableofbeingsecured,lockedorremovedtopreventaccess,or(b)theladderorsteps
shouldbesurroundedbyabarrier.Whentheladderorstepsaresecured,locked,orremoved,any
openingcreatedshouldnotallowthepassageofa4-inchdiametersphere.
Barriersshouldbelocatedsoastoprohibitpermanentstructures,equipmentorsimilarobjectsfrombeing
usedtoclimbthebarriers.