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(87PO) ROUND METAL FRAME POOL ENGLISH 7.5” X 10.3” PANTONE 295U 06/13/2013
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Barriers for Residential Swimming Pool Guidelines:
Anoutdoorswimmingpool,includinganinground,aboveground,orongroundpool,hottub,orspa,shouldbe
providedwithabarrierwhichcomplieswiththefollowing:
1. Thetopofthebarriershouldbeatleast48inchesabovegrademeasuredonthesideofthebarrierwhich
 facesawayfromtheswimmingpool.Themaximumverticalclearancebetweengradeandthebottomof
 thebarriershouldbe4inchesmeasuredonthesideofthebarrierwhichfacesawayfromtheswimming
 pool.Wherethetopofthepoolstructureisabovegrade,suchasanabovegroundpool,thebarriermay
 beatgroundlevel,suchasthepoolstructure,ormountedontopofthepoolstructure.Wherethebarrieris
 mountedontopofthepoolstructure,themaximumverticalclearancebetweenthetopofthepoolstructure
 andthebottomofthebarriershouldbe4inches.
2. Openingsinthebarriershouldnotallowpassageofa4-inchdiametersphere.
3. Solidbarriers,whichdonothaveopenings,suchasamasonryorstonewall,shouldnotcontain
 indentationsorprotrusionsexceptfornormalconstructiontolerancesandtooledmasonryjoints.
4. Wherethebarrieriscomposedofhorizontalandverticalmembersandthedistancebetweenthetopsofthe
 horizontalmembersislessthan45inches,thehorizontalmembersshouldbelocatedontheswimmingpool
 sideofthefence.Spacingbetweenverticalmembersshouldnotexceed1-3/4inchesinwidth.Wherethere
 aredecorativecutouts,spacingwithinthecutoutsshouldnotexceed1-3/4inchesinwidth.
5.Wherethebarrieriscomposedofhorizontalandverticalmembersandthedistancebetweenthetopsof
 thehorizontalmembersis45inchesormore,spacingbetweenverticalmembersshouldnotexceed4
 inches.Wheretherearedecorativecutouts,spacingwithinthecutoutsshouldnotexceed1-3/4inchesin
width.
6. Maximummeshsizeforchainlinkfencesshouldnotexceed 1-1/4 inchsquareunlessthefenceisprovided
 withslatsfastenedatthetoporthebottomwhichreducetheopeningstonomorethan1-3/4inches.
7.Wherethebarrieriscomposedofdiagonalmembers,suchasalatticefence,themaximumopeningformed
 bythediagonalmembersshouldbenomorethan1-3/4inches.
8.AccessgatestothepoolshouldcomplywithSectionI,Paragraphs1through7,andshouldbeequipped
 toaccommodatealockingdevice.Pedestrianaccessgatesshouldopenoutward,awayfromthepool,and
 shouldbeself-closingandhaveaselflatchingdevice.Gatesotherthanpedestrianaccessgatesshould
 haveaself-latchingdevice.Wherethereleasemechanismoftheself-latchingdeviceislocatedlessthan54
 inchesfromthebottomofthegate,(a)thereleasemechanismshouldbelocatedonthepoolsideofthe
 gateatleast3inchesbelowthetopofthegateand(b)thegateandbarriershouldhavenoopeninggreater
 than1/2inchwithin18inchesofthereleasemechanism.
9. Whereawallofadwellingservesaspartofthebarrier,oneofthefollowingshouldapply:
(a)Alldoorswithdirectaccesstothepoolthroughthatwallshouldbeequippedwithanalarmwhich
  producesanaudiblewarningwhenthedooranditsscreen,ifpresent,areopened.Thealarmshould
  soundcontinuouslyforaminimumof30secondswithin7secondsafterthedoorisopened.Alarms
  shouldmeettherequirementsofUL2017General-PurposeSignalingDevicesandSystems,
  Section77.Thealarmshouldhaveaminimumsoundpressureratingof85dBAat10feetandthe 
  soundofthealarmshouldbedistinctivefromotherhouseholdsounds,suchassmokealarms,
  telephones,anddoorbells.Thealarmshouldautomaticallyresetunderallconditions.Thealarmshould
  beequippedwithmanualmeans,suchastouchpadsorswitches,totemporarilydeactivatethealarmfor
  asingleopeningofthedoorfromeitherdirection.Suchdeactivationshouldlastfornomorethan15
  seconds.Thedeactivationtouchpadsorswitchesshouldbelocatedatleast54inchesabovethe
threshold of the door.
(b)ThepoolshouldbeequippedwithapowersafetycoverwhichcomplieswithASTMF1346-91listed 
  below.
(c)Othermeansofprotection,suchasself-closingdoorswithself-latchingdevices,areacceptablesolong
  asthedegreeofprotectionaffordedisnotlessthantheprotectionaffordedby(a)or(b)described 
  above.
10. Whereanabovegroundpoolstructureisusedasabarrierorwherethebarrierismountedontopofthe
 poolstructure,andthemeansofaccessisaladderorsteps,then(a)theladdertothepoolorsteps
 shouldbecapableofbeingsecured,lockedorremovedtopreventaccess,or(b)theladderorsteps
 shouldbesurroundedbyabarrier.Whentheladderorstepsaresecured,locked,orremoved,any
 openingcreatedshouldnotallowthepassageofa4-inchdiametersphere.
 Barriersshouldbelocatedsoastoprohibitpermanentstructures,equipmentorsimilarobjectsfrombeing
 usedtoclimbthebarriers.