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Pool Regulation Doors

POOL REGULATION
SAFETY BARRIERS

POOL REGULATION SAFETY BARRIERS


When you need the best quality security doors that comply with pool regulations in Perth, call the expert team at Bonds Security Products. We are Perth's most trusted supplier for security doors that will stand up to the harsh Australian environment. With over 60 years experience in the industry, you can trust Bonds Security Products to provide you with the right advice, quality products and the best price.

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Drowning is the most common cause of preventable death of children aged 0-5 years. Over the past five years, 16 toddlers have drowned in Western Australia. For every drowning death, it is estimated that 10 children are admitted to hospital following a near-drowning incident (160 children over the past five years).

In WA, domestic swimming pools are the most common site in which drowning for children aged 0-5 years occurs, with 94 per cent of drowning incidents at locations in and around the home. Of that 94 per cent, 31 per cent occurred at a relative or neighbour's home.

These tragic incidents can be significantly reduced if we are all aware of the potential hazards of water in our everyday life, use simple prevention methods and learn the life saving skill of resuscitation.

Pool Regulations for Security Doors 

In Western Australia, the design, construction and installation of private swimming and spa pools and their safety barriers is subject to strict building requirements.

The Building Regulations 2012 (the Regulations) requires all private swimming and spa pools that contain water that is more than 300mm deep to have a compliant safety barrier installed that restricts access by young children to the pool and its immediate surrounds.

In Western Australia, there are two sets of safety barrier requirements depending on when the private swimming pool was installed or when plans for the installation of the pool were submitted to the permit authority for approval.

Generally:
  • Post 1 May 2016 private swimming pools are required to have safety barriers that comply with the edition of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) currently in effect. The BCA references AS 1926.1:2012 (Safety barriers for swimming pools) and AS 1926.2:2007 (Location of safety barriers for swimming pools) incorporating amendments 1 and 2;
  • Pre 1 May 2016 private swimming pools can continue to comply with their existing requirements under the Regulations or alternatively comply with the new requirements (that is the BCA).
Security Doors Around Private Swimming and Spa Pools 

Doors that form part of the pool barrier must have the following characteristics:
  • be fitted with a self-closing device that will automatically return the door to the closed position. It must allow the self-latching device to operate without the application of manual force from any position that the door is capable of opening, including when resting on the latch;
  • be fitted with a self-latching device that will prevent the door from being re-opened without the application of manual force on the latch release mechanism;
  • the operating part of the latch release mechanism must not be less than 1500 mm above the floor;
Rules For Pools and Spas

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