Pool Safety Inspections
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POOL FENCE DIAGRAMS - CLICK TO VIEW
View the Standard - This must be read in conjunction with the QDC MP3.4 2010 as there have been amendments to the standards and rules.
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The new pool safety laws aim to further reduce the incidences of drowning and serious immersion injuries of young children in swimming pools.
Queensland's swimming pool safety improvement strategy has two stages.
Stage 1 was introduced on 1 December 2009 and applies to new residential pools.
Stage 2, The final stage of the swimming pool safety laws is expected to start this summer (December 2010). Stage 2 mostly affects existing swimming pools. It is important that all pool owners are familiar with these new laws.
Side slice of a pool fence that shows the Non-climbable Zone, Additional Clear Area, Internal Clear Are, Fence Heights & Gaps.
