These guidelines help users identify and address potential entrapment hazards in swimming pools, wading pools, spas, and hot tubs in order to make them safer. The guidelines address hazards such as evisceration/disembowelment, body entrapment, and hair entrapment/entanglement. They are intended for use in building, maintaining and upgrading public and private pools and spas and are appropriate for use by parks and recreation personnel, public health organizations, equipment purchasers and installers, owners, inspection officials, and others who are responsible for pool and spa safety.
Prepared by:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
40 pages