Pool Fence Safety Inspection Checklist
This checklist should only be used as a guide, this is only a sample of common faults and in no way replaces a professional inspection. Pool owners should consider getting a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance.
POOL GATES | ||||
Opens outwards away from the pool | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Gate latches from any position | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Stays latched when pulled | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Latch a minimum of 1500mm above finished ground level or shielded | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Gap between the gate and fence less than 10mm if latch is shielded | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Bottom of gate is less than 100mm above ground level | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Gate is at least 1200mm high | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Hinges exceeding 10mm in diameter and less than 900mm apart have non-climbable cap fitted | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
There are no items to prop the gate open | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
POOL BARRIER – FENCES |
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Fence is at least 1200mm high | ☐ |
Bottom of fence is less than 100mm above the finished ground level | ☐ |
Garden beds do not impinge into the non-climbable zone | ☐ |
Gaps in vertical bars are less than 100mm | ☐ |
Horizontal members more than 900mm apart; or Gap between palings less than 10mm and horizontal members on the inside of the fence | ☐ |
Screws, nails and fixings secure | ☐ |
1800mm high or Non-Climbable Zone is on the outside of the fence | ☐ |
At least 900mm between horizontal members | ☐ |
All fence panels are in place | ☐ |
NON-CLIMBABLE ZONE |
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Fences less than 1800mm high-arc of 900mm clear from the top of the fence | ☐ |
1200mm in the bottom quadrant–(rising ground, retaining walls) | ☐ |
Protrusions and indentations less than 10mm | ☐ |
No climbable trees lower than 900mm and no overhanging climbable objects within the upper quadrant SEE FIGURE 9 below | ☐ |
No pot plants, retraining walls etc within the non-climbable zone SEE FIGURE 4 below | ☐ |
No plastic or light weight furniture outside the pool area | ☐ |
No furniture inside the area within 300mm clear area | ☐ |
STRENGTH AND RIGIDITY |
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Squeeze test–using your non-dominant hand and squeezing the vertical bars of the fence and gate you cannot create a gap of more than 100mm between the bars | ☐ |
Push over test–pushing on the fence does not cause it to fall over or permanently deform | ☐ |
Rust, timber rot, lose or missing fixings | ☐ |
WINDOWS |
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Do not open more than 100mm or have security barriers fitted | ☐ |
DOORS |
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No doors which give access from a building to the pool area | ☐ |
There is a compliant fence between all buildings and the pool | ☐ |
RESUSCITATION SIGN |
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300mm x 300mm minimum size | ☐ |
Durable and weather proof | ☐ |
Visible from within the whole pool area | ☐ |
Mentions 2 breaths / 30 compressions | ☐ |
DRABCD / not check for pulse | ☐ |
Mentions dial 000, call an ambulance | ☐ |
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