Pool Expert Witness Poolresolution.com David Morrill Reminds Hotel Management
That You Could be 'Non-Compliant'
Expert Witnessing Consultant says the Time is NOW to Comply With the 2008 Pool
Safety Fix Law
LOS ANGELES, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Poolresolution.com is making this public
service announcement based on a small sampling of on premise surveys in
Southern California area hotel and apartment pools, finding many are still out
of compliance of VGB act. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
was signed into law in December 2007, giving owners of public pools until
December 2008 to comply with the new pool drain safety requirements. This law
applies to all pre-existing public and semi-public pools and to any new pools
(public or private) built after December 2008.
"Even a very small filter pump can create sufficient suction power to trap a
person underwater or cause fatal injuries," said David Morrill, President of
www.Poolresolution.com. "At the very least hotel and apartment management
should immediately install temporary fixes so a tragic accident does not occur
at your AAA destination."
If you currently have a non-compliant drain system in your public or
semi-public pool or spa, the law applies. All commercial, public or
semi-public pools are required to install approved two drain systems with
covers that qualify under ANSI/ASME A112.19.8-2007 code or comply using other
approved alternates such as:
* Install an approved "unblockable" channel drain
* Disable the drain, or convert it from a suction line to a pool return
* Install a Safety Vacuum Release System
"With the first lawsuit being filed for non-compliance of the VGB act, look
for the local authorities to follow up and begin enforcing the code and fines
more vigorously," said David Morrill.
Pool Resolution Consulting Inc. analyzes pool installations and gives expert
advice all across the United States on swimming pool defects and injuries
caused in or about the pool area.
The founder and President of Pool Resolution Consulting Inc. is David G.
Morrill, who has been involved in the construction of more than 50,000
swimming pools during his career in the swimming pool industry.
www.poolresolution.com
SOURCE Pool Resolution Consulting Inc.
David Morrill of Pool Resolution Consulting Inc., +1-626-252-0725
