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S-3.1.02, r. 1 - Residential Swimming Pool Safety Regulation
Section 7
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7. In order to prevent children from climbing to gain access to the swimming pool, every device linked to its operation must be installed more than 1 m from the pool wall or, as the case may be, the enclosure.
The pipes linking the device to the swimming pool must be flexible and not be installed in a way that facilitates the climbing of the pool wall or, as the case may be, the enclosure.
Despite the first paragraph, a device may be less than 1 m from the swimming pool or enclosure if it is installed
(1) inside an enclosure having the features described in sections 4 and 5;
(2) under a structure that prevents access to the swimming pool from the device and that has the features described in subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the first paragraph of section 4; or
(3) in a shed.
A structure or fixed equipment likely to be used for climbing over the wall or the enclosure must also be installed at more than 1 m from the pool wall or, as the case may be, the enclosure. That minimum distance applies to a window situated less than 3 m from the ground, except if its maximum opening does not allow the passage of a spherical object more than 10 cm in diameter.
7. In order to prevent children from climbing to gain access to the swimming pool, every device linked to its operation must be installed more than 1 m from the pool wall or, as the case may be, the enclosure.
The pipes linking the device to the swimming pool must be flexible and not be installed in a way that facilitates the climbing of the pool wall or, as the case may be, the enclosure.
Despite the first paragraph, a device may be less than 1 m from the swimming pool or enclosure if it is installed
(1) inside an enclosure having the features described in sections 4 and 5;
(2) under a structure that prevents access to the swimming pool from the device and that has the features described in subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the first paragraph of section 4; or
(3) in a shed.
