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Toowoomba Pool Safety

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 419 774 721

Address: PO Box 1494 4350 Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.toowoombapoolsafety.com.au

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22.01.2022 Do I need a Pool Safety Certificate to Sell My House? Pool Safety Standards Laws regarding pool safety are in place in an attempt to prevent tragic drownings, and Queensland has some of the strictest laws in Australia. You must ensure your pool complies with the pool safety standards within the Building Act 1975 (Qld).... What are my Obligations when Selling my Property? REIQ contracts contain the following clause: After entering into a contract of sale, you can either: Give the buyer a Pool Safety Certificate if you hold one; or Give the buyer a Form 36 (Notice of no pool safety certificate) What about the Buyer’s Obligations? If you do not provide a Pool Safety Certificate (and give a Form 36) to the buyer, the buyer must obtain one within 90 days of settlement. How long are Pool Safety Certificates valid for? A Pool Safety Certificate is valid for: 2 years private pools 1 year - shared pools

20.01.2022 Pool fencing and safety laws Pool and spa responsibilities By law, you must register your pool or spa. You can find out whether your pool is registered by doing a property search.... You will be fined if your pool or spa isn’t registered. All new swimming pools need building development approval and must comply with the pool safety laws. You should also contact a building certifier or your local council for information about building development approval for pools. Pool safety laws apply to both outdoor and indoor swimming pools. Find out your responsibilities, including how to get a pool safety certificate, if you are selling or leasing your property. If you’re a property owner As a property owner, you must: ensure your pool fences comply with the law maintain the pool fence remove any objects (such as furniture) that would allow children access to the pool repair any damage immediately. Read about the standards for pool fences and safety barriers in Queensland. If you’re a tenant As a tenant, you must: ensure the pool gate is closed remove any objects (such as furniture) that would allow children access to the pool. Portable pools and spas Your portable pool or spa must comply with pool safety laws if it: can hold more than 300mm of water has a volume of more than 2,000L or has a filtration system. If your pool meets one of the above criteria, you need to: get building approval (particularly for the pool safety barriers) get a certificate from a licensed building certifier stating that your pool complies with relevant pool safety laws and register your pool or spa. Queensland's pool safety laws don’t apply to portable pools and spas that meet all of the below criteria: You can't fill it with more than 300mm of water. It has a maximum volume of 2,000L. It has no filtration system.

18.01.2022 Swimming pool fencing and safety regulations Maintaining pool fences and safety barriers is essential to reduce the number of young children drowning and serious immersion injuries in pools. Pool owners must meet all pool fencing regulations and safety standards. Damaged fencing or barriers must be fixed immediately. Swimming pool safety and regulations do not only include pool fencing. Find information about: ...Continue reading

16.01.2022 Don’t let accidents happen to you or anyone on your property. Drowning happens too often in Australia. Help prevent it, make sure your swimming pool is safe and compliant. All properties in Queensland are required to have a pool safety certificate. We provide affordable pool safety inspections at a time that suits you, with fast turnaround on reports. Once you pass the pool safety inspection your safety certificate will be valid immediately. Our pool safety inspections inclu...de: Clear and accurate reporting Certificate lodged with government within 24 hours Large photos of any nonconforming items in the reports Reports returned to client within 24 hours Before the inspection Many pool safety inspections fail due to items that are not complying with the government’s standards. Don’t let this happen to you. Educate yourself as to what the standards. Since our inspectors use the government’s standards we want you to use the government’s checklist, not ours. As of 30th of November 2015 homeowners in Queensland must comply with the new pool safety laws even if they sell or lease the property. When leasing or selling a property you need a current pool safety certificate. If you are buying a property, a pool safety inspection can alert you to what items are non-compliant and how much it will cost to get them fixed. If you have bought a property, you have 90 days from the settlement date to provide a valid pool certificate.

16.01.2022 Happy New Year, may 2019 be filled with much love & happiness.

15.01.2022 We would like to thank you for your support during 2018! From Brad & Joanna at Toowoomba Pool Safety wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and wonderful festive season for you and your family. Our office will be closed from Friday, 21st December 2018 and will reopen Monday, 7th January 2019.... Appointments can still be made by calling 07 4630 0333 or 0419 774 721, via our website or by email [email protected] We look forward to working with you in 2019!

15.01.2022 Organising a Certificate? Be organised when listing a property for sale, don’t wait until you get a contract for the sale. If the pool safety section is completed on the contract, then the contract is conditional upon one of the following being issued by the Pool Safety Inspection Date:... A Pool Safety Certificate; or A Notice of Non Conformity advising of the works required to be conducted for a Pool Safety Certificate to be issued. If the pool is compliant, the inspector will issue a Pool Safety Certificate and the contract can continue. If a Notice of Non-Conformity is issued, then the buyer can terminate the contract. In practice, a special condition is inserted requiring the Seller to obtain a Pool Safety Certificate.

15.01.2022 Autumn & Winter Pool Maintenance Tips Although summer is over for another year, we hope you’re still getting some use out of your pool depending on where you live! As the cooler weather approaches, don’t make the mistake of completely forgetting about your pool as it can end up costing you. Pool maintenance varies throughout the year and through each season. By sticking to a regular pool maintenance program, either by doing it yourself or utilising a licensed pool maintenance... agent, you’ll save money, time and protect one of your most valuable assets. Here are some pool maintenance tips for autumn: Clean your pool more regularly than in summer to remove autumn leaves and other debris. Make sure you skim your pool for debris and clean out the strainer baskets and make sure you get to the debris early before it sinks to the bottom. Be sure to empty your skimmer box and pump basket regularly at this time of year. Cover your pool use your pool cover more often to prevent leaves and debris damaging your pool skimmer. Reduce your filtration hours to 2-3 hours a day, or in salt pools, reduce the chlorine output as the days get cooler. Give your swimming pool the winter treatment by using a winter treatment kit. This treatment includes some water testing to ensure the chemicals are balanced. With some simple pool maintenance through autumn and winter, you can almost be guaranteed of a fresh clean pool by the time the warm weather is here again.

13.01.2022 A decade since strict pool fencing laws were introduced new figures show potentially fatal breaches are going unpunished. www.7plus.com.au/news #7News

13.01.2022 What are my pool safety obligations as owner? If you own a pool on residential land, then you will be required to comply with the pool safety laws. The laws are also wide enough to cover pools in community title schemes and pools in all various types of accommodation settings. However, it is important to note that the laws do not apply to ponds or pools used for ornamental purposes, dams or tanks used for storage of water, watercourses, portable wading pools or a spa bath wit...h a depth of less than 300 millimetres. If your home has a pool, you have an obligation to hold a Pool Safety Certificate. If you have the right to access a pool because your property is within a community title scheme arrangement, the body corporate is required to hold a pool safety certificate. The body corporate must make it available for all unit owners, however not every single unit owner has to obtain a separate pool safety certificate for the same pool. One for the whole complex suffices. If a pool is newly built, a building certifier is able to provide a Form 17 Final Inspection Certificate which is equivalent to a Pool Safety Certificate. There can be penalties imposed if you do not obtain a Pool Safety Certificate or if you do not register your pool on the Pool Safety Register. The penalties are usually imposed by the local councils, however the QBCC (Queensland Building and Construction Commission) can also penalise you if you fail to hold a current Pool Safety Certificate. The fines can vary between hundreds to thousands of dollars, so it is important that you keep your certificates up to date! How do I get a pool safety Certificate? You need to find a licensed Pool Safety Inspector who is registered with QBCC and they will carry out the necessary inspections for you. There are different companies who can do this for you and the prices vary accordingly. However, each and every inspector has a certain code of conduct they must follow to ensure they are doing their job properly so that your pool can be kept safe. The inspector will come out to your property to inspect the pool(s) and ensure that it meets the legislative requirements before deciding whether to issue a Pool Safety Certificate or not. If your pool is not compliant with construction or safety requirements, then the inspector will issue a Notice of Nonconformity. This notice sets out what needs to be fixed before a Pool Safety Certificate can be issued. Pool inspectors can conduct minor works to make the pool meets the requirements for a Pool Safety Certificate to then be issued. You must make sure that the inspector is allowed to carry out these minor works, and the value of the work cannot exceed $3,300.00. You can give the QBCC a call to find out if the inspector is able to do these works, or they can provide you with their QBCC licence for your information.

11.01.2022 POOLS AND SPAS - POOL SAFETY LAWS With warmer weather just around the corner, Council would like to remind residents of the Laws relating to Pools and Spas. Swimming pools should be fun. However, drowning is one of the leading causes of death in Queensland for children under the age of five years old. Supervising young children and teaching them to swim at a young age can save lives. Effective pool fencing also helps to keep young children safe. This is why pool safety laws w...Continue reading

09.01.2022 There are a number of considerations to explore before building or erecting a swimming pool, spa or wading pool. The Building Act 1975 defines a swimming pool as an excavation or structure: Capable of being filled with water to a depth of 300 millimetres or more. Capable of being used for swimming, bathing, wading, paddling or other human aquatic activities. Used, designed, manufactured or adapted for the purpose mentioned above, despite its current use....Continue reading

08.01.2022 Pool Regulations & Pool Safety Laws The Queensland Government has introduced new pool safety laws and pool regulations aimed at further reducing the incidences of drowning and serious immersion injuries of young children in swimming pools. These laws and pool regulations affect new and existing pools. Pool Safety Register...Continue reading

06.01.2022 Swimming pools and spas Before building a swimming pool or spa, find out the key facts about a property. Use the information to find out if your swimming pool or spa project needs planning approval. Definition... The Building Act 1975 defines a swimming pool as an excavation or structure: capable of being filled with water to a depth of 300 millimetres or more capable of being used for swimming, bathing, wading, paddling or other human aquatic activities used, designed, manufactured or adapted for the purpose mentioned above, despite its current use. This includes spas and wading pools (other than portable wading pools). It does not include a: fish pond ornamental pond, manufactured to be used for ornamental purposes dam used for aquaculture, marine research or storage of water watercourse spa bath situated in a bathroom which is not continually filled with water birthing pool used solely for water births portable wading pool. A portable wading pool is defined as: capable of being filled with water to a depth of less than 300 millimetres having a volume of no more than 2000 litres having no filtration or pumping system. Development application Prior to works being carried out, the project may require an approved development application: depending on the zone that applies whether the site is located within a neighbourhood plan area, or is affected by an overlay. To find out the zone that applies or if your site is in a neighbourhood plan or overlay area, look at the key facts about a property. Building approval You will need a building approval for your swimming pool and pool fence. Arrange this through a building certifier. The construction and maintenance of swimming pools and pool fencing must comply with: the Building Act 1975 Building Regulation 2006, and relevant Australian Standards. It is the responsibility of property owners to ensure the pool and barriers are compliant at all times. For more information, check the swimming pool safety regulations.

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05.01.2022 When is a Pool Safety Inspection Needed? There are three occasions when a pool safety inspection will be required: After building a new pool. When you sell your home.... When you lease or rent your property. When selling, the inspection must be carried out before contract settlement. If this is not possible, a "notice of no pool safety certificate" or its equivalent must be submitted and the certificate must be issued within 90 days of final settlement. If you lease or rent your home, a safety inspection must be carried out if a tenant occupies your property. In some cases, such as apartments and shared pools, inspections are required yearly. How Much Does a Pool Safety Inspection Cost?* Private contractors are licensed to carry out pool safety inspections and issue safety certificates. They offer competitive rates. Your pool safety inspection cost will partly depend on your particular circumstances. Services and rates offered by inspection services might include: Residential pool safety inspection, including up to two gates: $195- $250 Second inspection (usually if first inspection reveals alterations are needed to comply with regulations): $120 Pool safety certificate if pool complies with regulations: $40.35 Large pools and shared pools may incur higher costs. Other costs might include inspection of extra gates ($25 extra), travel time (usually for travel further than 50 kilometres - $75-$150), and/or erection of a compliance sign on pool fence (about $35). Most pool safety inspection services offer free pool pre-inspection checklists to prospective customers. It's a good idea to take advantage of this free service, because if you find something that needs alteration before your initial inspection, having it corrected can save you the cost of a second inspection.

04.01.2022 Swimming pool fencing and safety regulations ""Maintaining pool fences and safety barriers is essential to reduce the number of young children drowning and serious immersion injuries in pools. Pool owners must meet all pool fencing regulations and safety standards. Damaged fencing or barriers must be fixed immediately. Swimming pool safety and regulations do not only include pool fencing. Find information about: ...Continue reading

03.01.2022 Pool Safety Check Toowoomba Pool Safety is a leading pool inspection service. Inspections are performed by a licensed and highly experienced inspector. If you require a pool inspection to sell, lease or simply to ensure your pool is compliant give us a call. If you own a pool then you are required to comply with pool safety laws.

03.01.2022 Keeping your pool in good condition and ensuring pool area safety is as essential in winter as it is in the warmer seasons. We look at important pool safety standards and features. A backyard pool brings relief on hot summer days and weeks of fun for the kids on school holidays. However, when winter rolls around, the pool is literally left out in the cold! Even though it's not being used, it's essential to keep the pool in good condition. While the pool may not be in use, it'...s still vital to ensure that adequate safety and security measures remain in place. Swimming pools are more likely to be unattended in winter than in summer, which may increase the risk of accidental drowning (particularly for young children). Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that between 1999 and 2003, accidental drowning accounted for 19% of all injury-related child deaths. The importance of pool safety Australian states and territories, by law, require swimming pools and spas to be securely enclosed by safety barriers (fences and gates). This, coupled with caution and vigilance, is the best method for preventing drowning deaths in home swimming pools.

02.01.2022 It is the responsibility of property owners with pools & spas to ensure that compliant pool barriers are in place at all times. With warmer weather on its way, now is the time of year people start taking off the covers on their backyard pools and preparing for peak swimming season. It’s also a good time for pool owners to check and recheck that their pool safety is up to scratch. Pool safety regulations were amended back in the 1970s to avoid drowning deaths of young children... by preventing unattended access to backyard pools. To ensure your pool is compliant with the current laws, it’s wise to have your pool fence installed and maintained by a professional. Knowing the pool safety regulations in your location is not only important for the safety of your family and guests but complying with the laws is vital to avoid financial penalties.

01.01.2022 Pool safety laws Swimming Pool Safety Laws Pool safety certificates are required when selling, buying or leasing a property with a pool....Continue reading