Pool and spa safety checklist (printable)

Print this page and walk around your pool before the inspection. Tick each box. Anything you can't tick is worth fixing first, or asking us about.

Gates

• Each gate swings outward, away from the pool.
• Open each gate to different positions and let go: it shuts and latches on its own every time.
• The latch isn't propped, tied or taped open.

Fence

• At least 1.2 m high, measured from the finished ground level (1.8 m where a boundary fence is part of the barrier).
• No gap under the fence bigger than 10 cm.
• No gaps over 10 cm between vertical bars.
• No loose, damaged or missing panels, and no badly rusted posts or fittings.
• Mulch, garden beds, paving or retaining walls haven't built up the ground against the fence.

Clear zones

• Nothing climbable within 90 cm outside the fence: furniture, pot plants, toys, ladders, bins, pool equipment, barbecues.
• Trees and shrubs near the fence don't give a child a foothold or a way over.
• The 30 cm inside the fence has no footholds or handholds.

The house

• No door or window opens straight into the pool area. Doors and windows can no longer form part of the barrier.
• Decks, stairs and balconies don't give a way into the pool area.

Spa

• If the spa relies on a cover instead of a fence, the cover is child-resistant and locked when not in use.

Paperwork

• The pool is registered on the NSW Swimming Pool Register.
• A CPR sign is displayed near the pool and readable from 3 m away.

Done? Book your inspection or call Garry on 0417 277 164. More detail in how to prepare for your pool inspection.