Pool Safety Council has used this space before to warn public pool owners and operators of the legal risks they face when they leave a pool open to the public that is not compliant with the Virginia...
No serious person debates the legitimacy of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act and related state-level legislation. Drain entrapment is a terrible problem in pools that do not have...
A local ABC affiliate in Honolulu, HI, reported yesterday on the accidental death of Bill Stock, a guest at a Hilton Lagoon hotel.
The reported cause?
Drain entrapment, which occurred in...
Here at the Pool Safety Council, we came across quite a few stories this summer about public pools and spas failing to comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB). The act...
Some of you may have noticed that in trailers for a new scary movie, The Final Destination, a character appears to become stuck over a pool drain amid a montage of unlucky young people about to meet...
I'm sure most, if not all, of you have seen and heard about the terrifying entrapment of a three-year-old girl in Key Biscayne, Florida on Monday. In case you need a refresher, here's a link to a...
