AS 1926.2-2007 Swimming pool safety, Part 2: Location of safety barriers for swimming pools
Standards Australia
Supersedes: AS 1926.2-1995 Swimming pool safety, Part 2: Location of fencing for private swimming pools
Draft Designation: DR 05246Amended by: AS 1926.2-2007 AMDT 1 Swimming pool safety, Part 2: Location of safety barriers for swimming pools
Amended by: AS 1926.2-2007 AMDT 2 Swimming pool safety, Part 2: Location of safety barriers for swimming pools
Reconfirmed by: AS 1926.2-2007 Rec:2016 Swimming pool safety, Part 2: Location of safety barriers for swimming pools
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (April 2008) and Amendment No. 2 (December 2011). The changes required by the Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
The objective of this Standard is to assist pool users/owners in avoiding pool-related drowning by providing options for the location of pool barriers, which are designed to deny, delay or detect unsupervised entry to the swimming pool area by young children.
This Standard is part of a series dealing with barriers, location of barriers and water recirculation and filtration systems for swimming pools as follows:
AS
1926 Swimming pool safety
1926.1 Part 1: Safety barriers for swimming pools
1926.2 Part 2: Location of safety barriers for swimming pools (this Standard)
1926.3 Part 3: Water recirculation and filtration systems
This edition incorporates the following major changes to the previous Standard:
(a) New definitions for different pool barrier configurations and locations have been included.
(b) The former Options A and B have been combined into Clause 4.2.
(c) A new Clause covering indoor pools has been drafted as Clause 4.4.
(d) ’Text deleted’
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of the Standard, whereas in an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
Notes to the text contain information and guidance. They are not an integral part of the Standard.
Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables and figures are deemed to be requirements of this Standard.
Originated as part of SAA MP33-1977. Second edition 1980. Revised and redesignated as AS2818-1985. Second edition 1986. Revised and redesignated in part as AS 1926.2 (Int)-1993. Revised and redesignated as AS 1926.2-1995. Second edition 2007. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (April 2008). Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (December 2011). Reconfirmed: 2016-05-20.
This Standard sets out options for the location of safety barriers intended to restrict the access of young children to swimming pools.
NOTES:
1: Public swimming pools have different human dynamics, such as access for people with disabilities, increased gate usage, crowd behaviour and supervision, and the duplication of the requirements of this Standard may not always be appropriate.
2: Guidance on factors to be considered in selecting the location of barriers is given in Appendix B.
Contents:
1: Scope
2: Referenced Document
3: Definitions
4: Options For Location Of Barriers
Appendix A: ’Text Deleted’
Appendix B: Factors To Be Considered In Barrier Location
Safety of Private Swimming Pools.
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Australian Building Codes Board; Australian Industry Group; Australian Institute of Building Surveyors; Australian Safe Communities Foundation; Australian Wire Industry Association; Consumers Federation of Australia; Department of Local Government, Housing and Sport (NT); Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation (Queensland); Kidsafe National; National Injury Surveillance Unit; Office of Fair Trading NSW Consumer Protection Agency; Planning South Australia; Royal Life Saving Society Australia; Swimming Pool and Spa Association of NSW; Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Victoria; Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Western Australia; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; Building Codes Queensland; Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia; Department of Health (New South Wales).
