The recent Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety act has mandated additional safety methods to avoid suction outlet entrapment. According to the National Safe Kids organization more than two-thirds of parents (66 percent) are not at all or only somewhat familiar with the topic of suction entrapment and entanglement. According to the CPSC, there are five categories of potential suction entrapment hazards and there is no single product that protects against all five-entrapment hazards. The five hazards are:
Hair entanglement
Body suction entrapment
Limb entrapment
Evisceration/disembowelment
Mechanical entrapment
Who Should have a SVRS Installed? By December 19, 2008, all public pools and spas, including the following facilities, must be compliant with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.
Hotels
Apartment Complexes
Municipal Pools
Schools
Recreation Centers
Public Pool
Country Clubs
Swim Clubs
In addition to the public pools, all pools including residential pools in Connecticut must have a SVRS installed.
