can anyone tell me about this :The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Act?

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I found out the hard way the (Los Angels city pools where closed due to
this The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Act
can anyone tell me more about this?



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  1. Bid4needs says:
    December 21, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    The Act was drawn up by and is enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. They are the best source for accurate and up to date information.

    Here is the link: http://www.poolsafety.gov/vgb.html

    You best bet is to get the info from the source itself. Unfortunately, many in the pool industry, the local Health Departments, and product manufacturers still give misinformation regarding this Law.

  2. Marissa says:
    December 21, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    http://swimming.about.com/od/swimmingpoolsandspas/qt/pool_safety_act.htm

  3. ernesthinton says:
    December 21, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    In December 2007, Congress and President Bush signed a new law which requires ALL PUBLIC POOLS AND SPAS to comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB Act)by December 2008. The law states that “each public pool and spa in the United States must be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems that comply with the ASME/ANSI 112.19.8 performance standard or any successor standard; and each public pool and spa in the United States with a single main drain other than an unblockable drain shall be equipped, at a minimum, with 1 or more of the following devices or systems designed to prevent entrapment by pool or spa drains”.
    “Effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this title , each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed or entered into commerce in the United States shall conform to the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A 112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard regulating such swimming pool or drain cover

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