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TOUGH NEW PRIVATE POOL SAFETY
NEW TRADE BODY AIMS
STANDARDS NOW LAW IN QUEENSLAND
FOR HIGHER MINIMUM
STANDARDS ON COVERS
restrictions, all new home owners will
immediately have to ensure there is a strict A new association of pool and spa cover
non-climbable zone next to or above the manufacturers has been formed in
family pool, while owners of existing pools Australia, with one stated aim being to
have until 2011 to ensure they are compliant identify minimum manufacturing and
with the new laws. design criteria for Australian covers.
The changes, announced by the State The Pool and Spa Cover Association of
Government, also mandate that all pools must Australia is insisting that everyone who
have the latest pool fencing and CPR signage. joins the association must strictly adhere to
Minister for Infrastructure and Planning standards. PASCAA minimum product
Stirling Hinchliffe said almost 60% of children standards are being reviewed and adopted
under five who drowned did so in private by a number or State and national
swimming pools. departments.
“Pools are four times more likely than lakes, John Webb from Elite Pool Covers the
dams or lagoons to be where these children inaugural president said: “We want to
lost their lives,” he said. ensure that consumers know the difference
The regulations will therefore rely on a “dob- between a PASCAA-approved cover and
in” system, whereby neighbours will need to flimsy bubble wrap pretending to be the
lodge a complaint with council in order for a real thing.
snap inspection to take place. “At present, there is no uniform standard
The changes will be enforced in two stages. that distinguishes a poor quality bubble
From today, all new pools will have to be blanket from a high quality, high tech and
inspected when they are constructed. Next long-lasting cover. Our association’s
year, the second stage will require all pools to positioning statement is that our products
be inspected whenever a property is sold or are made for Australia. A lot of other pool
leased. covers on the market will not stand up to
Tough new private swimming pool safety Inspections are expected to cost between Australia’s harsh climate,” he says.
standards – among the toughest in the world AUS$90 and AUS130 dollars and will be carried “At the moment consumers can
are now in effect in Australia. out by council officers or private inspectors, recognise the price difference but not the
The Queensland laws come as new figures and certification will be current for two years. quality. We want the consumer to have a
reveal children under the age of five are four The changes, which replace 11 existing sets full understanding of the choices. The
times more likely to drown in a home swimming of pool safety rules in Queensland, follow the poorer quality products have been riding
pool than in any other body of water. recommendations of an expert committee the coat-tails of our higher quality
Eight children under the age of four died in formed last year. reputation. Unless we alert the consumer
Queensland pool drownings last year, People with pools who do not sell or lease we will join the race to the bottom for price
compared to five the year before. their home within two years of the new rules and sacrifice quality.”
Under the first stage of the new safety are expected to comply within five years.
DATES FOR LYONS
SHOW NEXT AUTUMN
ITALIAN TRADE SHOW THE FASTEST GROWING IN EUROPE
Piscine 2010, the event which will Italy’s pool and spa trade show technicians and all the interested figures show that the Italian
represent Europe’s biggest spa together with ForumClub, public in the aquatic sector market is worth more attention
and personal swimming pool fair Congress and Expo takes place thanks to the fact that it not only than before. The number of pools
this year will be held from 16 to 19 25-27 February with the offers a substantial show but the has continued to grow despite
November 2010 at Eurexpo in likelihood it will be Europe’s trade in Italy is showing signs of the tough market and hot tubs in
Lyon. The next event will reiterate fastest growing show. real growth and expansion which particular and are very much the
the formula that combines the After the success of the first in 2009 and 2010 is unique. flavour of the Italian market. In
swimming pool and spa fair with exhibition in Verona last February Organised by PISCINE OGGI addition, Bologna’s strategic and
Aqualie, the aquatic fun and which attracted 5,000 to the magazine working with central position, the main town
wellness facilities fair and convention, ForumPiscine, ASSOPISCINE Associazione Italiana of the prosperous region of
Wellgreen the outdoor design fair. International Pool & Spa Congress Costruttori, the Italian Emilia-Romagna makes it an
Lyons and Barcelona alternate and Expo, is taking place in the Manufacturing Association, it is attractive venue.
every year to stage the trade show. Italian convention capital Bologna. the largest event in Italy of its
ForumPiscine, specialised sector, so much so that at the end
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