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There is a recurring issue when undertaking compliance inspections where a boundary fence is used as part of a pool barrier. It is particularly where the fence posts and rails are on the pool side of the boundary fence. Standards...

As stated in previous articles, when undertaking Compliance Inspections I often find non-compliance issues relating to the issue of a boundary fence where used as part of a pool barrier. Standard AS1926.1-2012 states that where a boundary fence forms part...

Where horizontal surfaces that could be used for climbing are permanently located near the inside of a pool barrier, and where any vertical spacing within the barrier is greater than 10mm, the Standards require the horizontal surface to be no...

I am increasingly finding non-compliance issues relating to the issue of a boundary fence where used as part of a pool barrier. As such, I thought I’d share a common problem. Where a boundary fence forms part of the pool...

I thought I’d share a picture of a solution to a climbable surface which balanced compliance, aesthetics and cost. Australian Standard AS1926.1-1993 outlines the non-climbable zones applicable to a pool barrier and in this case it applied to two clauses...

Where a boundary fence forms part of the pool barrier the most recent Standard (AS1926.1-2012) requires there not to be any climbable surface/objects on the inside of the fence within a 900mm arc measured down and out from the top...

I thought I’d share a picture of a homeowner’s innovative thinking which addressed the issue of a large gap between the bottom of the pool barrier and ground level. The relevant Australian Standard (in this case AS1926.1-2012) for this pool...

Australian Standard AS1926.1-2012 outlines the non-climbable zones applicable to a pool barrier. The relevant section, described in this article, applies to pool barriers that are less than 1,800mm in height (which can be climbable on both sides). They do not...

For pool barriers required to be assessed against AS1926.1-1993 (including amendment 1), where there is direct access to the pool area from a building, there are a number of requirements for the door-set to comply with. Among a number of...

While undertaking this pool barrier compliance inspection, there was a corner of the pool fence where it intersected with the house that presented a number of interconnected non-compliant issues for this homeowner. The compliance issues identified were: The brick window...