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?
... 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. ...
I haven't heard of any pools here in the Midwest being shut down of late, and I'm sure my local Rec Center pool drain cover doesn't meet these specs. Is it just a matter of time, or a matter of waiting for someone to be killed locally, or what?
... 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. ...
I haven't heard of any pools here in the Midwest being shut down of late, and I'm sure my local Rec Center pool drain cover doesn't meet these specs. Is it just a matter of time, or a matter of waiting for someone to be killed locally, or what?
