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SPECIFIC RISKS FOR SWIMMING POOLS, BATHING POOLS AND SIMILAR
WARNING
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Suction Entrapment Hazard.
Suction in suction outlets and/ or
suction outlet covers, which are damaged, broken, cracked, missing, or unsecured cause severe
injury and/or death due to the foll owing entrapment hazards (symbols complements of APSP):
Hair Entrapment
- Hair can become entangled in suction outlet cover.
Limb Entrapment
- A limb inserted into an opening of a suction outlet sump or suction outlet cover that is
damaged, broken, cracked, missing, or not securely attached can result in a mechanical bind or swelling
of the limb.
Body Suction Entrapment
- A differential pressure applied to a large portion of the body or limbs can result
in an entrapment.
Evisceration/ Disembowelment
- A negative pressure applied directly to the intestines through an
unprotected suction outlet sump or suction outlet cover which is damaged, broken, cracked, missing,
or unsecured can result in evisceration/disembowelment.
Mechanical Entrapment
- There is potential for jewelry, swimsuits, hair decorations, fingers, toes, or
knuckles to be caught in an opening of a suction outlet cover resulting in mechanical entrapment.
Note
: See section 1.3 for SVRS-related notes.
This is a real risk: in the USA there were 74 documented cases of entrapment and evisceration
between 1990 and 2004 (Source: CPSC, USA 2005).
It is therefore obligatory and indispensable to respect all the applicable national and local
regulations.
Particular care must be taken in checking periodically that the grids on the suction openings are intact and
clean.
Over time, the grids become deteriorated due to age, contact with water and exposure to the sun and to
atmospheric agents: they must be checked regularly and with the greatest care, immediately evacuating
people from the area if damage is found.
ATTENTION
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To reduce the risk of entrapment:
To reduce the risk of entrapment the pump must be installed in accordance with the latest federal, state
and local swimming pool codes and must be connected to a minimum of two functioning suction outlets per
pump or otherwise installed in accordance with the latest APSP-7 standard.
Do not operate pump if any suction outlet cover is damaged, broken, missing or not securely attached.
The use of an approved ASME A 112.19.17 safety vacuum release system (SVRS) is recommended and
may be required under federal (U.S.), state or local law.
This pool motor is NOT equipped with a Safety Vacuum Release System (SVRS).
SVRS helps prevent drowning due to body entrapment on underwater drains.
In some pool configurations, if a person’s body covers the drain, the person can be trapped by suction.
Depending on your pool configuration, a SVRS may be required to meet local, state, and federal
requirements.
For information regarding SVRS requirements and the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
visit www.cpsc.gov
