Is anyone else fearing for their swim program due to the upcoming enforcement of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act?
I swim in Massachusetts, and there's a possibility our pool will have to close due to compliance issues.
Anyone else dealing with this? We've been calling our legislators and doing whatever we can, but I think it needs to be a national effort.
Thoughts?
Parents
Former Member
I have to say that this federal regulation/law, being an "aquatic professional", has thrown several monkey wrenches into the system. While the enforcement of the law has been placed with the local and/or state health departments, the CPSC has been given authority of supervising these actions and decisions. That being said, local and state health departments have very few people employed that are able to fully analyze a pool filtration system which forces them to close the aquatic facilities due to their lack of knowledge and experience.
This law, by the way, was formed primarily for unsupervised pools and spas (hotels, etc) where severe injury and fatalities have (unfortunately) happened.
I have to say that this federal regulation/law, being an "aquatic professional", has thrown several monkey wrenches into the system. While the enforcement of the law has been placed with the local and/or state health departments, the CPSC has been given authority of supervising these actions and decisions. That being said, local and state health departments have very few people employed that are able to fully analyze a pool filtration system which forces them to close the aquatic facilities due to their lack of knowledge and experience.
This law, by the way, was formed primarily for unsupervised pools and spas (hotels, etc) where severe injury and fatalities have (unfortunately) happened.
