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inhibiting their access to the water.
THIS: A French manufactured Walu cover – Certikin says first and foremost it is a safety cover
The market for safety covers in the UK
has shown real growth over the past three
BELOW: Meet Herman – the rain water removal pump from Dripool which automatically removes
rainwater to prevent ‘pool on a pool’ scenario
years aided by the double benefits of
safety and heat retention. Any legislation
to make the use of a safety cover
mandatory would make the UK’s main
suppliers happy.
Dripool Sales Director Ian MacMath
explains: “Children are attracted to water
like bees to a honey pot, especially in hot
weather and we must all ensure that we
are doing everything possible to guarantee
their safety at all times.” He says the
company realises that safety around
swimming pools is as important as safety in
the home.
Historically, pool contractors have
proved somewhat reticent in raising the
issue of pool safety at point of sale lest
WHAT DOES
they create a negative feeling with their
prospective customer. In truth, the
customer is certainly aware that a large
THE LAW IN
expanse of water could be a hazard and
with the amount of safety options currently
THE UK SAY?
available, a well informed salesman can There are no specific health and
confidently approach the subject by safety regulations governing
offering tailored solutions in advance thus swimming pools in the UK. As far as
gaining the trust of the prospective public safety is concerned, Section 3
customer whilst creating additional of the Health and Safety at Work
contract revenue. Act 1974 requires that the public is
Managing Director Dave Jeffery added, not exposed to risks to health and
“We are proud to be known as the UK’s safety. This general principle is to
only designer and manufacturer of prevent exposure to risk so far as is
automatic safety covers. It is very rare in reasonably practicable. This does
this day and age for a company to build not mean operators should incur
everything in house but this allows us the disproportionate costs in
flexibility to meet all customer implementing measures that
requirements and with constant research anticipate relatively remote risks.
and development, have been in a position Safety is commercial pools is
The Save T pool cover imported from the US
to continually lead the way with innovative therefore seen as a public right. For and available from Caribbean Pools. The
new ideas. The Infinity Driglide and private pool owners it’s a question
company says it has been “an automatic choice
for pool owners for over ten years.”
Dripool Commercial hydraulic system to of weighing up the risk and
name but two recent additions.” providing adequate safety measures.
Sales Manager Nick Potts continues “it
is fair to say that the easier the cover is to
operate, the more likely the client is to use
it every time. A safety cover is only safe
when in place and with a Dripool system,
simply turning a key and pressing a button
is the only requirement.
Ian concludes; “We even extend our
safety concerns to our rainwater removal
pump, Herman, who automatically
removes rainwater from the cover to
ensure a ‘pool atop the pool scenario’ is
never created. We also insisted from day
one that the pump operates using 12V
safety extra low voltage (s.e.l.v.) as we
could never condone using 240V in Zone
A although others still seem comfortable
with this! I will never understand why you
would go to the trouble of installing a
“CHILDREN ARE ATTRACTED TO WATER LIKE BEES TO A
HONEY POT, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER AND WE MUST
ALL ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
TO GUARANTEE THEIR SAFETY AT ALL TIMES”
60 swimming pool news JUNE 09
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