Safety drain covers for pools, spas & hot tubs

Have you heard about this problem with kids getting stuck on pool drains and being injured or drowning?  I had no idea how dangerous it is.

 

Congress has passed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act which will go into effect on December 20^th.  The law requires that all public pools replace flat drain covers with these dome-shaped covers which will prevent entrapment, but a lot of pools still have the old covers.

 

Here are a couple of stories from ABC news about the dangers:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5428662&page=1

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5428982&page=1

 

You might want to share with other parents and certainly check the drain covers at your local pool!