NAA/NMHC JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM NEWS
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Reminder: Pool Safety
Obligations
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As summer begins, NAA/NMHC
remind members of their obligations under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and
Spa Safety Act (VGBA). Specifically, the 2008 law requires all pools with
single main drains to install a secondary anti-entrapment system, unless the
main drain qualifies as “unblockable.”
Last September, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) revoked its earlier definition of
unblockable pool drains, creating confusion in the industry and significant
compliance hurdles. At the urging of NAA/NMHC and other industry groups, the
CPSC has extended the compliance deadline until May 23, 2013.
In related news, the CPSC also
has rejected an NAA/NMHC-supported petition from the hotel and pool/spa
industries encouraging the CPSC to effectively revisit the decision on
“unblockable drain covers” and designate covers of a sufficient size as a
compliant product. The CPSC, however, agreed to hear the petition of a
manufacturer that offers an alternative pool drain system designed to prevent
entrapment.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
NAA/NMHC JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM NEWS
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