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?
The Consumer Products Saftey Commission hosted a webinar on VGB on Tues.
One interesting statistic quoted was that over the last 9 years there have been two deaths by entrapment for all public pools nationally. The problem is primarily in residential pools which are not covered currently under the act.
To call pools "child deathtraps" seems a bit overblown.
As for the cost, one local public agency just spent $17,000 on an audit re what they have to do to come into complience. Their initial estimate is well into the six figures. How about spending the millions upon million this act will cost to provide free swim lessons for children instead.
The public entities I'm familiar with are making a conscientious effort to comply, but it will take time. There is an infintesimal risk in operating while not in compliance for the vast majority of public pools. My agency alone has over 3,000,000 people use our pools over the 9 year period when the two people died. Do you think it would be better for all pools to close immediately until the repairs can be made?
The Consumer Products Saftey Commission hosted a webinar on VGB on Tues.
One interesting statistic quoted was that over the last 9 years there have been two deaths by entrapment for all public pools nationally. The problem is primarily in residential pools which are not covered currently under the act.
To call pools "child deathtraps" seems a bit overblown.
As for the cost, one local public agency just spent $17,000 on an audit re what they have to do to come into complience. Their initial estimate is well into the six figures. How about spending the millions upon million this act will cost to provide free swim lessons for children instead.
The public entities I'm familiar with are making a conscientious effort to comply, but it will take time. There is an infintesimal risk in operating while not in compliance for the vast majority of public pools. My agency alone has over 3,000,000 people use our pools over the 9 year period when the two people died. Do you think it would be better for all pools to close immediately until the repairs can be made?
