Feb 16, 2021 | Pool Compliance
The Australian Swimming Pools Act 1992 state owners of properties with swimming pools must make sure pools are surrounded with a child-resistant safety barrier that separates the swimming pool(s) from any residential building and any place adjoining the property doors...
Dec 1, 2020 | Compliance Checklists, General Pool Safety, Pool Compliance, Pool Fence Regulations
December: the month for Australian summer with the 40-degree heat driving us to our great outdoor lifestyle of barbeques, backyard cricket and swimming. As we’re driven to our backyards and pools, the risk in pool safety also increases. And to raise awareness...
Nov 29, 2020 | Compliance Checklists, General Pool Safety, Pool Compliance, Pool Fence Regulations
Updated April 2023 The top reason a pool is non-compliant is when a gate hinge or latch is faulty, or does not follow the pool safety rules. This allows those at most risk – being children aged 0-4 – to access and enter the pool area. We break down the...
Sep 29, 2020 | Pool Compliance
The Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report 2020 has just been released: statistics show a 52% reduction in child drownings in pools across Australia compared with the 10 year average, and a 37% decrease in pool drownings across the last 12 months. Congratulations...
