Pool Inspections
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Pool Safety Inspections
The Queensland Government has introduced Australia’s toughest new pool safety laws as a result of the most comprehensive review of Queensland’s swimming pool safety laws in nearly 20 years. The new pool safety laws aim to further reduce the incidences of drowning and serious immersion injuries of young children in swimming pools.
Stage 1 was implemented in December 2009 and applies to new residential outdoor swimming pools.
Stage 2 started at the end of 2010 and mostly affects existing swimming pools and includes:
- a sale and lease compliance system requiring pool safety certificates to be obtained from a licensed pool safety inspector;
- replacing 11 different pool safety standards with one pool safety standard for all pools;
- a five year phase out of child-resistant doors used as pool barriers for existing pools, unless the property is sold or leased first;
- wider application of pool safety laws to include indoor pools and pools associated with hotels, motels, caretaker residences, caravan parks, backpackers, hostels, mobile home parks and homestays;
- requiring all swimming pools to be included in a pool register managed by the Pool Safety Council;
- fencing for all portable pools and spas deeper than 300mm.
Our pool safety inspection service includes:
- A detailed inspection by our highly qualified and registered Senior Building Certifier with over 15 years experience (Pool Safety Inspector Licence no. 100334 and BSA no. A1185080)
- friendly personalised consultancy;
- reliability and quality of product by dealing with specialised Building Surveying firm;
- superior customer service;
- attention to detail;
- prompt, confident and consistent decisions;
- confirmation of emailed inspection bookings;