Pool Safety Inspection

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Swimming Pool Safety Inspection
Prepared by:
Conducted on
Location of Pool
Pool owner
Person present at inspection

Information

General Inspection Details

Pool Safety Inspector and licence #
Type of pool?
Are all NCZ's compliant?
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Is there a designated access point with a compliant barrier?
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Premises Type?
Any Exemptions?
Details of Exemption

Barrier Details

Barrier material
- Aluminium/Metal
- Timber
- Glass
- Asbestos
- Brick
- Rock
- Perforated Material
- Other
Details of material used
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Is Barrier height compliant?
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Are the vertical bars spaced no greater than 100mm apart?
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Explanation of N/A
Maximum of 100mm under barrier to permanent stable ground?
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Compliant CPR sign attached to barrier and clearly visible?
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Any intersecting barriers?
Does barrier intersect at a compliant angle? (between 45 and 135 degrees)
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Is intersecting barrier width compliant? (top part not greater than 50mm wide)
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Are all applicable NCZ's and clear areas compliant?
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Height of fence?
Aperture size?
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Aperture size?
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Does barrier have a compliant cranked top? (min 450mm long at an angle between 90 & 135 degrees protruding away from pool area)
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Aperture size?
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Does barrier have strainer wire or rail at top & bottom of the fencing?
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Barrier less than 1800mm
NCZ of 900mm between Highest Lower rail and Lowest Upper rail compliant?
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NCZ of 900mm in Upper Quadrant compliant?
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Additional clear area of 1200mm compliant?
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Clear area of 300mm on inside of NCZ compliant?
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Barrier 1800mm or greater
Is NCZ on the inside or outside of pool area?
Is there a compliant NCZ of 900mm?
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Is NCZ of 900mm in Upper Quadrant compliant?
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Additional clear area of 1200mm compliant?
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Does a building form part of the barrier to the pool area?
Are there windows in the barrier?
Is the height from sill to pool area ground less than 1800mm?
Height from sill to floor on inside of building?
Is the openable portion of the window compliant? (Completely covered by bars or mesh and comply with strength & rigidity tests and can only be removed by use of a tool)
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Is the openable portion of the window compliant? (fitted with a securely fixed flyscreen that can only be removed by use of a tool)
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Is there a balcony that either projects into pool area or is near the barrier of the pool area?
is the height from balcony floor to ground <1800mm?
Does balcony have a compliant balustrade?
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Is any part of the balcony floor within 900mm of the top of pool barrier?
Does balcony have a compliant balustrade?
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Strength & Rigidity

Vertical uprights passed "Squeeze Test" and did not expand greater than 105mm?
Explanation of N/A
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Posts and footings passed test of 330N with no breakage or loosening?
Explanation of N/A
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Fence panels passed initial test of 250N without permanent deformation?
Explanation of N/A
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Fence panels passed final test of 330N without breakages, fractures, loosening or permanent deformation?
Explanation of N/A
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Gate & Latch

Does gate open away from Pool area?
Explanation of N/A
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Does gate swing freely through its arc of operation?
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Does gate close and latch under its natural weight from various positions including resting on latch?
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Does gate close and latch after 250N force applied to the top rail 100mm in from edge?
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Latch release height?
Is latching device adequately shielded with no gaps >10mm and an effective radius of 450mm with no sharp edges on the shield?
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Is there a compliant hand-hole in the barrier/gate? (bottom of the opening not less than 1200mm above finished ground and 1000mm above Highest Lower horizontal)
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