Does your public pool or spa have safe drains?

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Pool & Spa Safety Act

Does your public pool or spa have safe drains?

Last December, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act went into effect. All public pools and spas must comply with this new law that requires protections to prevent children from being entrapped in the powerful suction of a pool or spa's drain.

Take Action Now

Watch this investigative report from NBC News on pool and spa drain entrapment.
Print out this checklist to take to your community pool or spa to make sure it is compliant with the new law.
Talk to your children and warn them to stay away from pool and spa drains, even if the pool or spa is already compliant with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act.
Learn more about pool and spa safety.

A child's injuries due to a drain entrapment.

Reproduced with permission from Safe Kids USA.

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