Swimming Pool Safety Act and requires additional safety measures to prevent drowning accidents.
If you are a homeowner in California with a swimming pool, spa or hot tub, you should be aware of the new law that took effect on January 1, 2018. The law, known as SB 442, updates the Swimming Pool Safety Act and requires additional safety measures to prevent drowning accidents.
According to the law, every new or remodeled pool, spa or hot tub must have at least two of the following seven safety features:
- An enclosure that isolates the pool from the home and meets certain height
and design requirements
- A removable mesh fencing that meets ASTM standards and has a self-
closing and self-latching gate
- An approved safety pool cover that meets ASTM standards
- Exit alarms on doors that provide direct access to the pool area
- A self-closing and self-latching device on doors that provide direct access
to the pool area, with a release mechanism placed no lower than 54 inches
above the floor
- An alarm that sounds when someone enters the water and meets ASTM
standards
