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VOSI PUBLIC SAFETY STANDARD V40.1
FOR
SAFE SWIMMING POOL DIVING
1. SCOPE
1.1 To establish a minimum diving depth
and maximum age that will allow safe diving for inground
pools.
2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
2.1 "Standard for Residential In ground
Swimming Pools", ANSI/NSPI-5, April 25, 1995. 2.2
"Standard for Public Swimming Pools", ANSI/NSPI-1,
1991. 2.3 "Building Officials & Code
Administrators", 1996 2.4 VOSI RR10-V40.1,
"Research Report for Safe Swimming Pool Diving".
3. TERMINOLOGY
3.1 Safe Diving Pool (Children) - a
swimming pool designed in accordance with Refs. 2.1 thru 2.3,
with a maximum diving age of 14 years and 5' minimum when
diving depth from the pool edge.
3.2 Safe Diving Pool (Adults) - a
minimum hopper depth of 10'-0" when designed in
accordance with Refs. 2.1 thru 2.3 with a maximum permissible
slope from the shallow end being ½.
3.2 Diving Depth from Pool Edge - a 5'
minimum depth is required when diving from the pool edge.
4. SIGNIFICANCE & USE
4.1 Avoid lawsuits by establishing a maximum
safe diving age and minimum diving depth from the pool edge.
4.2 Prevent needless diving related injuries.
5. KEYWORDS
5.1 In Ground Diving Pool, Maximum Diving age,
Minimum Diving Depth
*NOTE: This standard will be balloted by both VOSI
membership and the NSPI technical committee.
This Standard is under the jurisdiction of the
Voices of Safety International (VOSI) "Public Safety"
Committee. VOSI, 264 Park Ave., North Caldwell, NJ 07006, Ph (973)
228-2258, Fax (973) 228-0276, e-mail: dcmeserlian@voicesofsafety.com.
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