Legislation/Advocacy tool kit for residential pools (Educational)
Develop an advocacy tool kit, including model laws, to support the adoption of best practices for education on barriers, prevention of entrapment, and electrocution in pools and spas.
Recommendations Addressed
Require government mandated inspections upon change of ownership or substantial remodel or renovation of residential pools and spas to ensure they meet all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and standards.
Require initial and continuing education for licensed or certified professionals involved with pools or spas to support enforcement of current laws or ordinances addressing water safety and barriers, entrapment, and electrical hazards.
Require that building code officials and home inspectors receive regular continuing education to properly enforce current state and local requirements that are intended to prevent drowning, entrapment, and electrocution.
Require annual inspection of commercial aquatic facilities that use electricity, including pools, spas, docks, and marinas, to ensure maintenance and proper working order of all electrical systems, including the bonding system and other electrocution prevention measures.