Today, the Pool Safety Council and Safe Kids USA are trying to clear up confusion over how to comply with the confounding Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (which applies to every public ...
A dangerous suction effect can be caused by unsafe drain covers. July 22, 2008— -- Safety experts say yesterday's arrest of a pool contractor in Connecticut could pressure many pool owners and ...
Parents don't think they are dangerous. But spa and pool drains are serious hazards for children. Wednesday morning, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will release a list of hidden hazards ...
HOUSTON – In a recent incident that has alarmed parents, an 8-year-old girl died after she was caught in a pool drain pipe at a hotel pool in northwest Houston, raising concerns about the safety ...
A recent near-drowning has drawn national attention to an often overlooked pool hazard. The near-drowning of singer and NBC's "The Voice" coach Usher's son has drawn increased scrutiny on pool drain ...
WASHINGTON—Tens of thousands of public swimming pools and hot tubs could be forced to close Saturday if they do not have new anti-drowning drain covers required under a sweeping law designed to ...
With high school swim season at full stroke, operators of public pools are racing to meet a federal deadline for installing safer drain covers, unsure what will happen if they come up short at next ...
An old pool drain cover, right, is seen next to a new anti-entrapment pool drain covers designed to prevent death. The law requires that all pools and spas to have ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) &#8212 Tens of thousands of public swimming pools and hot tubs could be forced to close Saturday if they do not have new anti-drowning drain covers required under a sweeping law ...