Safety & Loss Prevention

Entrapment risk in public swimming pools

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

On February 9, 2009, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued a memo addressing their enforcement policy over the upcoming year for the Virginia Graeme Baker Act.

Wisconsin Department of Commerce

On December 19, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission rules for the elimination of suction and hair entrapment risk in public swimming pools went into effect. State of Wisconsin plan review is necessary when modifying swimming pools and water attractions to comply with the December 2008 federal Virginia Graeme Baker suction regulation.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff has prepared the following:

Other resources

There are also many resources made available by the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals.

 

 

Last updated 04/23/2010