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Homeowner called and would like to install an IG Pool without typical barrier & alarm, proposed an automatic pool cover that meets ASTM F 1346. From what I read this appears acceptable based on AG105.5 as well as DEFINITIONS of HOT TUB, SPA & SWIMMING POOL, agree or disagree?
SECTION AG105 BARRIER REQUIREMENTS .....
AG105.2 Outdoor swimming pool. An outdoor swimming pool, including an in-ground, above-ground or on-ground pool, hot tub or spa shall be surrounded by a barrier which shall comply with the following: .....
AG105.5 Barrier exceptions. Spas or hot tubs with a safety cover which complies with ASTM F 1346, as listed in Section AG107, shall be exempt from the provisions of this appendix.
AG107.1 General.
ANSI—American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
APSP—Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
NSPI—National Spa and Pool Institute
2111 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314
ASCE—American Society of Civil Engineers
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA 98411-0700
ASTM—ASTM International
100 Barr Harbor Drive,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
UL—Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-2096
SECTION AG102 DEFINITIONS
HOT TUB. See "Swimming pool."
SPA, NONPORTABLE. See "Swimming pool."
SWIMMING POOL. Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over 24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in-ground, above-ground and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.
SECTION AG105 BARRIER REQUIREMENTS .....
AG105.2 Outdoor swimming pool. An outdoor swimming pool, including an in-ground, above-ground or on-ground pool, hot tub or spa shall be surrounded by a barrier which shall comply with the following: .....
AG105.5 Barrier exceptions. Spas or hot tubs with a safety cover which complies with ASTM F 1346, as listed in Section AG107, shall be exempt from the provisions of this appendix.
AG107.1 General.
ANSI—American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
APSP—Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
NSPI—National Spa and Pool Institute
2111 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314
ASCE—American Society of Civil Engineers
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA 98411-0700
ASTM—ASTM International
100 Barr Harbor Drive,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
UL—Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-2096
SECTION AG102 DEFINITIONS
HOT TUB. See "Swimming pool."
SPA, NONPORTABLE. See "Swimming pool."
SWIMMING POOL. Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over 24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in-ground, above-ground and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.