New recommended Safety Standards – what to look for in a safety cover It is important for pool owners to understand that there are criteria that should be met by all pool safety devices / suppliers. When choosing a solid safety cover, below are the features one would look for against the SABS 10134 agreed … Read More
Western Cape Strategic Framework for Drowning Prevention & Water Safety
This Western Cape Strategic Framework for Drowning Prevention and Water Safety has been developed to support the prioritisation of programmes that will help prevent drowning and promote water safety in the Western Cape. The Framework is a strategic endeavour to change key environmental, social and behavioural factors that contribute to the causation of drowning. The … Read More
Don’t wait until it is too late!
While there are a limited number of companies in South Africa capable of producing safety products for swimming pools, the real issue lies in the resistance or ignorance of the wider industry, and the public, to such safety covers. The SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) has been through a public participation process to agree the … Read More
Pool safety and the role of pool builders
As a swimming pool builder, I was pleased to be invited to contribute to this important forum on pool safety. Nobody wants to live with knowing they contributed to ending the life of another person, let alone a child – surely the worst thing to live with. We all have enough stress in our normal … Read More
Safety around school & commercial pools
Pool safety is paramount wherever there is a swimming pool and in particular, pools used by many people at one time i.e. public municipal pools and school pools. At Paul Roos Gymnasium, a school of some 1200 boys, it is extremely important therefore for rules and regulations to be in place, and to ensure these … Read More