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SPN JUN 2012 PoolSafety
Life Saver Pool Fencing conforms fully to the strict French AFNOR Standard
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maximum fine of €45,000. And it is the French model which could well be used as the basis of any ruling the EU takes on board.
“At Life Saver our attitude on swimming pool safety is rather hardcore. Accidents are unforeseeable events which cannot normally be avoided. A toddler falling into an unprotected home pool and drowning or becoming a near drowning victim is not an accident.” Pool security, says Richard is based on a number of layers of security – something which is often quoted in the United States. The problem is each level relies on active action by someone. The layers include alarms on the door – but that only works if someone is available to hear it or whose job it is to respond.
The next layer is a security cover which closes over the pool at the press of a button and forms a barrier on falling into the water. The problem is, Richard stresses, that the pool doesn’t often get closed as much as it should.
“Someone probably gets up for lunch doesn’t press the button and it only takes a second for a toddler to fall in.”
Another layer is having a permanent pool cover but here again there’s doors and it doesn’t take a lot for someone to leave it open.
Fencing is the only passive security device to guarantee safety around the pool.
BlueFox is a unique pool safety system made in Switzerland
There’s no substitute says Richard to teaching children to swim.
The stark statistics quoted by his company reflect how pool accidents happen: • 39% of the people responsible for supervising the child were doing chores.
• A staggering 77% of the children had been seen five minutes or less before being missed and subsequently discovered in the pool.
• 69% of the drowning incidents occurred while one or both parents were responsible for supervision.
• 46% were last seen in the house prior to being found in the pool. Of these, 15% were thought to be sleeping.
Customers for pool fencing he says tend to fall into two categories.
There are people who inherit a swimming pool. They move to a house which has a pool and think what a great thing to have for a young family. They then think ‘wait a minute’ and realise the dangers which might be involved with their new pool. Then there are grandparents who have a pool and then grandchildren come along and they realise the pool is much more of a danger and something needs to be done about it. If the change to the legal requirement moves toward becoming law in the UK the pool owners may be forced to use pool fencing. “These removable safety fences are the strongest and safest on the market using the highest quality components to ensure peace of mind. Fences and self closing gates exceed all ASTM safety standards in the USA and conform fully to the AFNOR Standard NF P90 306, which is currently the only safety standard in use in Europe relating to fences for private swimming pools.”
BLUEFOX WRISTWATCH SAFETY SYSTEM WINS ACCLAIM
The BlueFox Pool Safety System from Bayrol UK, which helps to prevent drowning or near drowning accidents in commercial and domestic pools, is becoming one of the most sought after safety options for swimming pools.
layers of security from pool alarms, pool safety covers, pool
enclosures and at the top pool fencing”
According to the statistics of the International Life Saving Federation, approx. 1.2 million people die from drowning worldwide. Many of these accidents happen in commercial and domestic pools, and against public opinion, this does not only concern children or elderly people, but well trained swimmers as well. Overestimation of one’s own capabilities, also medical problems like cardiac incidents, ailments or a muscle cramp can lead to a tragic end if not discovered in time. In a lot of cases, drowning accidents have occurred in very busy commercial pools. In a domestic pool environment, a short moment of distraction, albeit the phone or the doorbell ringing, can lead to a drowning or a near drowning accident.
This is exactly where BlueFox comes into play. BlueFox is a unique pool safety system made in Switzerland, which is designed to help prevent drowning or near drowning accidents. BlueFox is an active system and therefore only generates an alarm if certain parameters are fulfilled. Thanks to its innovative technology, these parameters can be adapted individually for each swimmer to avoid any false alarms.
The centrepiece of the system is a wrist computer, to be worn by people who are using the pool. This computer includes a depth meter and a time clock, the depth meter continuously measures the distance between the surface and its location, once below the set depth limit the clock starts to tick. The depth can be set between five and 125 cm, and the time can be set between five and 95 seconds, once the values of both depth and time are beyond the set values, an ultrasonic signal is sent to an underwater sensor. This sensor is connected to an alarm unit, which will release both an acoustic and visual alarm to indicate there is something wrong in the pool. This allows immediate action to be taken if necessary.
BlueFox is available as a complete set for a domestic pool for easy installation, even during the season. A mobile set is also available for use in different pools, and is ideally suitable for
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