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