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Australian StandardR

Guide to swimming pool safety

AS 2818—1993
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee CS/34, Safety of Private Swimming
Pools. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 12 March 1993
and published on 26 July 1993.

The following interests are represented on Committee CS/34:

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Chamber of Manufactures
Australian Uniform Building Regulations Coordinating Council
Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia
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Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning, Queensland

Department of Local Government and Co–operatives, N.S.W.
Fence Industry Association of Australia
Health Department, Western Australia
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
National Injury Surveillance Unit
National Safety Council of Australia (S.A. Division)
Office of Planning and Urban Development, South Australia
Pool Fencing Action Group, N.S.W.
Pool Owners Objection Lobby, Queensland
Swimming Pool and Spa Association of Australia

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 91184.

 AS 2818—1993
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Australian StandardR

Guide to swimming pool safety

First published as part of SAA M33—1977.

Second edition 1980.
Revised and redesignated AS 2818—1985.
Second edition 1986.
Revised and designated in part as AS 2818—1993.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 8346 0
 PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Safety of Private Swimming Pools to
supersede (in part) AS 2818—1986, Guide to swimming pool safety.
During preparation of a previous edition of this Standard, the Committee looked into the problem of serious
injuries resulting from diving into private swimming pools. It was considered that no private swimming pool could
be considered as absolutely safe for the inexperienced person to dive into. Minimum dimensions for diving pools
were therefore not included. This decision has been reviewed and reconfirmed.
This edition incorporates the following major changes from the previous edition:
(a) Requirements for location to pool fencing are now included in AS 1926.2(Int), Swimming pool safety,
Part 2: Location of fencing for private swimming pools.
(b) Clauses on skimmer boxes and suction points are now included in AS 1926.3, Swimming pool safety,
Part 3: Water recirculation and filtration systems.
AS 2818—1986 will be withdrawn following substantial regulatory implementation of this edition, or within two
years of publication of this edition, whichever is the earlier.
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 CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 RELATED STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPERVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6 LEGAL LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7 UNDERWATER DIMENSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8 DIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9 POOL FENCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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10 POOL COVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
11 WARNING DEVICES AND ALARMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
12 ABOVE–GROUND POOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
13 INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
14 SAFETY FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
15 SAFETY IN POOL MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
16 ELECTRICAL SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
17 SAFETY IN POOL USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
 AS 2818—1993 4

FOREWORD

The effectiveness of any installed safety measures is dependent on their proper use or
observance by the pool user.
It is intended that the pool owner, having regard to the information and recommendations
in this guide should determine which safety considerations are appropriate for the
particular situation.
The Standard includes recommendations on aspects of pool safety which relate to persons
of all ages. The recommendations set out are mainly concerned with preventive safety
rather than first-aid measures, which are already well established and widely publicized.
Recommendations in this Standard reduce the risk of injury or drowning but do not reduce
the importance of competent supervision nor the responsibility of the pool owner.
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 5 AS 2818—1993

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Guide to swimming pool safety

1 SCOPE This Standard provides guidance on the prevention of accidental drownings

and injuries in private swimming pools and spa pools and identifies potential hazards in
the use and maintenance of private swimming pools.
Requirements for swimming pool safety are given in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of AS 1926. Design
features for private spa pools are specified in AS 2610.2.
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2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1926 Swimming pool safety
1926.1 Part 1: Fencing for swimming pools
1926.2 Part 2: Location of fencing for private swimming pools*
1926.3 Part 3: Water recirculation and filtration systems
2610 Spa pools
2610.2 Part 2: Private spas
3000 SAA Wiring Rules
3190 Approval and test specification—Residual current devices (current-operated
earth-leakage devices)
3633 Private swimming pools—Water quality

3 RELATED STANDARDS Attention is drawn to the following related Standards:

AS
1838 Swimming pools—Premoulded fibre reinforced plastics—Design and fabrication
1839 Swimming pools—Premoulded reinforced plastics—Installation
2020 Safety covers for private swimming pools and wading pools (for the protection
of children 5 years of age and under)
2160 Contract for the supply and construction of a swimming pool
2783 Use of reinforced concrete for small swimming pools
3634 Solar heating systems for swimming pools

4 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in AS 1926.1
and those below apply.
4.1 Beach area—a shallow area within the pool, usually with a sloping floor, suitable for
sitting on, lying on or use as an entry or exit for the pool.

* First published as an Interim Standard.

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