Glass Pool Fencing: The Laws and Regulations in Adelaide That You Need to Know
Glass pool fencing is an essential addition to your Adelaide backyard landscape. Glass fencing is a great option for fencing in your Adelaide yard. This is because it is a clean, sleek look, which will make your yard look stylish as well as protecting your children, pets and family from dangerous pool hazards, disasters and accidents. In Australia and particularly in Adelaide, which is a hot and dry city for most parts of the year, but particularly summer, there is a big call for water safety. There is nothing, which is more worrying than a pool with no fencing on the property of a family with young children. This is because of the number of tragic accidents and deaths with occur amongst young children in pools in family homes across Adelaide and Australia. Here are some statistics from Kid Safe on accidental injuries and deaths amongst Australian children.
A child drowning in a pool is amongst the top 5 causes of accidental deaths for children in Australia according to Kid Safe.
The hospitalisation of children from near drowning is also in the top 10 reasons for accident related hospitalisation of children in Australia.
Children between the ages of 0 to 4 years are the most susceptible to accidental injury and death in the home and backyard. 55% of death and injuries occur inside the home, and 45% in the backyard.
With statistics such as these, it is scary to think that there are backyards out there that could not have fencing. However, it is lucky that each state has it's own pool fencing laws. This is in order to ensure those who own a pool are taking the right precautions when, after all it is your pool is your responsibility. Here are the list of South Australia laws for fencing and safety which must be followed if you are to install a pool in your backyard in Adelaide.
POOL FENCING REGULATIONS:
-It is permanent
-Young children would not be able to climb or crawl under it due to its size and height or any handles and footholds
-At least 1.2 metres high
-Any boundaries specifically used for child safety are at least 1.8 meters high with a 900mm non-climbable zone at the top inside of the fence.
GATES TO THE POOL AREA REGULATIONS:
-They must swing outward from the pool area
-Must be self closing
Must be fitted with a latching device which is out of reach of small children, at least 1.5m above ground level.
Now that we have taken you through the regulations needed for your pool in Adelaide, it is time to choose the right kind of fencing for you. Q Glass and Glazing are a professional team of glass pool fencing installers who will help you achieve the safety and sophisticated look you want for your pool. If you own an Adelaide home with a pool in the backyard, then maybe you need to update your existing pool to better suit these regulations and your uses, or you may just want to update your fencing purely for aesthetic reasons, which makes glass fencing the perfect change to your pool and backyard. Q Glass and Glazing are a friendly and efficient team which will install your glass fencing not only to the best of their ability, but they will make sure you are more than happy with the end result.
A child drowning in a pool is amongst the top 5 causes of accidental deaths for children in Australia according to Kid Safe.
The hospitalisation of children from near drowning is also in the top 10 reasons for accident related hospitalisation of children in Australia.
Children between the ages of 0 to 4 years are the most susceptible to accidental injury and death in the home and backyard. 55% of death and injuries occur inside the home, and 45% in the backyard.
With statistics such as these, it is scary to think that there are backyards out there that could not have fencing. However, it is lucky that each state has it's own pool fencing laws. This is in order to ensure those who own a pool are taking the right precautions when, after all it is your pool is your responsibility. Here are the list of South Australia laws for fencing and safety which must be followed if you are to install a pool in your backyard in Adelaide.
POOL FENCING REGULATIONS:
-It is permanent
-Young children would not be able to climb or crawl under it due to its size and height or any handles and footholds
-At least 1.2 metres high
-Any boundaries specifically used for child safety are at least 1.8 meters high with a 900mm non-climbable zone at the top inside of the fence.
GATES TO THE POOL AREA REGULATIONS:
-They must swing outward from the pool area
-Must be self closing
Must be fitted with a latching device which is out of reach of small children, at least 1.5m above ground level.
Now that we have taken you through the regulations needed for your pool in Adelaide, it is time to choose the right kind of fencing for you. Q Glass and Glazing are a professional team of glass pool fencing installers who will help you achieve the safety and sophisticated look you want for your pool. If you own an Adelaide home with a pool in the backyard, then maybe you need to update your existing pool to better suit these regulations and your uses, or you may just want to update your fencing purely for aesthetic reasons, which makes glass fencing the perfect change to your pool and backyard. Q Glass and Glazing are a friendly and efficient team which will install your glass fencing not only to the best of their ability, but they will make sure you are more than happy with the end result.