Resource Library

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act – Draft final interpretive rule interpreting “public accommodations facility.”

Document showing the final draft of the act interpreting public accommodations. July 7, 2010.

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (P&SS Act) FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions on implementation of the Pool Spa and Safety Act.

Electrical Safety In and Around Water Brochure

Information on staying safe from electrical shock in pools, hot tubs and spas.

Pool and Spa Submersion Memorandum – 2016

This report presents estimates of the number of pool- or spa-related submersion injuries between 2013 and 2015, and it presents counts of reported pool- or spa-related submersion fatalities involving children younger than 15 years of age between 2011 and 2013.

Circulation Entrapment Memorandum – 2016

This memorandum characterizes information on circulation entrapment incidents associated with pools, spas and whirlpool tubs that were reported to the CPSC staff.

Circulation Entrapment Memorandum covering the years 1999-2012

Circulation Entrapment Memorandum covering the years 1999-2011

Circulation Entrapment Memorandum covering the years 1999-2010

Circulation Entrapment Memorandum covering the years 1999-2009

Circulation Entrapment Memorandum covering the years 1999-2008

Circulation Entrapment Memorandum covering the years 1999-2007