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ALERT! Swimming Pool Safety… July 2, 2009 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a notice to recall 4 million Aqua-Leisure inflatable baby floats sold in popular department and toy stores from December 2002 through June 2009 for a drowning hazard.
For a complete list of the inflatable baby floats by Aqua-Leisure that [...]
Our heartfelt condolences goes out to a mother in White Plains, Maryland after she discovered that her 19-month-old son had drowned in a residential backyard pool after mistakenly believing that the toddler was being watched by his 15-year-old cousin on July 7, 2009. The teenager was apparently not aware that he was to [...]
Commercial and Residential Swimming Pool and Spa Safety…
I previously discussed in Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act – Part 1 the requirements of swimming pools and spas having drain covers and secondary anti-entrapment devices compliant with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act to prevent swimmers from being trapped in the [...]
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that on June 10, 2009, Ericka Williams filed a lawsuit against The Downtown Athletic Club of Pittsburgh and The Doubletree Hotel & Suites alleging that her husband Lorenzo Williams drowned on April 11, 2009 by being “entrapped in the suction of the swimming pool drain” that was ran by the club [...]
With pool season 2009 underway, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is educating the public on swimming pool and spa safety as well as enforcing the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act that went into effect in December 2008. The main purpose of the Act is to improve the safety of [...]
