1、Designation:F 2518 06Standard Guide forUse of a Residential Swimming Pool,Spa,and Hot TubSafety Audit to Prevent Unintentional Drowning1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2518;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of
2、 revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis guide has been developed because at least 240 children under 5 years old drown in pools eachye
3、ar nationwide and an additional 1800 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for pool submersioninjuries.Most of the cases involve residential pools.This guide is intended to be of use to a number of individuals and associations in evaluating specificlevels of pool safety.The intended users include:
4、pool professionals,code officials,regulatory officials,insurance agencies,home owners,and so forth.The principles outlined are expected to be used byother groups and associations and published in other forms that could be more readily available.In 1994,the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC
5、)issued safety barrier guidelines forhome pools,hot tubs,and nonportable spas.To address the risk of drowning,CPSC recommends theuse of barriers and other safety devices to create“layers of protection.”Barriers that restrict the accessof young children to the pool include fences or walls that are at
6、 least 4 ft(1 m)high and completelysurround the pool,self-closing/self-latching gates,door alarms,and power safety covers.Otherdevices,such as gate and pool alarms,provide additional protection by warning that an unsupervisedchild has entered the pool area or the pool itself.It is essential that adu
7、lts actively supervise children around the pool,spa,or hot tub at all times.Adults must never leave a child unsupervised around the water even for a second.It is recommendedto have a life ring,shepherds hook,and portable telephone handy in case of an emergency.Adults whowill be supervising children
8、should learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR).This guide is based upon the CPSC recommendations for barriers and other safety devices andincludes the latest revisions in standards and technology.1.Scope1.1 This guide provides a safety audit system for theevaluation of residential pools,spas,and ho
9、t tubs based on alayers-of-protection approach to reduce the incidence ofdrowning involving young children.1.2 This guide addresses the hazard of unintentional orunsupervised entry of young children into the water of pools,spas,and hot tubs.1.3 This guide does not address all of the hazards presentw
10、hen a swimming pool,spa,or hot tub is considered notoperational,that is,no intent of being used for an extendedperiod of time for reasons such as closed for the season.1.4 The values given in inch-pound units are to be consid-ered the standard.The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.
11、1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Docum
12、ents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F 1346 Performance Specification for Safety Covers andLabeling Requirements for All Covers for SwimmingPools,Spas and Hot TubsF 1908 Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swim-ming Pools,Hot Tubs,and SpasF 2090 Specification for Window Fall Prevention DevicesWith Emergency
13、 Escape(Egress)Release Mechanisms1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on ConsumerProducts and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.49 on Pool SafetyStandards.Current edition approved April 1,2006.Published April 2006.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM we
14、bsite,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.F 22
15、08 Specification for Pool AlarmsF 2286 Design and Performance Specification for Remov-able Mesh Fencing for Swimming Pools,Hot Tubs,andSpas2.2CPSC Guideline:3Publication No.362 Safety Barrier Guidelines for HomePools2.3ANSI Standard:4ANSI/NSPI8 Model Barrier Code for Residential Swim-ming Pools,Spas
16、,and Hot Tubs2.4UL Standard:5UL 2017 Standard for Safety General-Purpose SignalingDevices and SystemsSection 77 TestsResidentialWater-Hazard Entrance Alarm Equipment3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsSee the standards in Section 2 for specificterminology.4.Residential Pool,Spa,and Hot Tub Safety Audit Usinga Menu System with Points Assigned to VariousLayers of Protection4.1 ExplanationChild drownings often involve a lapse insupervision,so it is extremely important to ensure that poolowners install mult
