NZS 8500:2006
Safety barriers and fences around swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
Barriers like fences restrict unsupervised access to residential pools and help reduce young children drowning. Options for the location of effective safety barriers that will restrict the access of young children to swimming pools are provided, and requirements for the design, construction and performance of fences, gates, retaining walls and door sets intended to form a barrier to restrict access of young children to swimming pools are specified. To use these methods to verify compliance with the New Zealand Building Code for residential pool barriers, they must be read along with Acceptable Solution F9/AS1.
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Committee Representat ion
Acknowledgement
Copyright
Review of Stan dar ds
CONTENTS
Referenced Documents
USEFUL WEBSITES
Preface
Foreword
1 General
1.1 scope
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Interpretation
1.4 Legislation
1.5 Requirement for building consent applications
1.6 Inspections
2 Options for the location of safety barriers and fences for swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
2.1 Introduction
2.2 General
2.3 Requirements for new and existing pools
2.4 Requirements of barriers/fences
2.5 Boundary fences
2.6 Balcony
2.7 Indoor pools
2.8 Ornamental ponds
2.9 Access to the house through the pool area
2.10 Pools under construction
3 Design of safety barriers and fences for swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
3.1 General
3.2 Design and construction of elements of a barrier/fence
3.3 Barriers/fencing
3.4 Gates and fittings
3.5 Retaining wall or other such barrier
3.6 Child-resistant openable portion of window
3.7 Doors
3.8 Balcony
3.9 Above-ground swimming pools
3.10 Above-ground spas and hot tubs
4 Performance tests for safety barriers/fences and closing latching devices
4.1 General
4.2 Strength and rigidity of openings
4.3 Strength of posts and footings
4.4 Strength of barrier/fencing components
4.5 Closing and latching of gates
4.6 Closing and latching of doors
5 Water safety warning signage
5.1 General
5.2 Wording
5.3 Placement
5.4 Life expectancy/materials
5.5 Attachment
5.6 Replacement
5.7 Weight and sizes of signage
Appendix
A – Inspection regime
B – Examples of pool barriers/fences
C – Test for strength and rigidity of barrier/fencing openings
D – Strength test for posts and footings
E – Strength test for rigid barrier/fencing components
F – Strength test for flexible materials and components
G – Water safety warning signage
Table
3.1 – Maximum apertures for size of barriers/fencing
5.1 – Weight and sizes of signage
Figure
2.1 – Typical examples of outdoor pool barriers (not to scale)
3.1 – Perpendicular fencing dimensions on sloping ground
3.2 – Effective fencing height
3.3 – Maximum aperture size on fencing
3.4 – Barriers/fencing with projections such as ornamental brick or stonework
3.5 – Spacing of accessible horizontal members, or projections or indentations
3.6 – Latch shielding for gates of open construction
3.7 – Retaining wall or other such barrier
3.8 – Height limitations on child-resistant windows
3.9 – Balcony projecting into immediate pool area
3.10 – Above-ground pool with barrier
3.11 – Example of typical spa pool
C1 – Test object for testing openings and other components
D1 – Test object for barrier/fencing posts
F1 – Test object for testing flexible materials and components
G1 – Swimming pool warning signage
G2 – Water warning signage
G3 – Spa cover warning signage
G4– Hot tub cover warning signage
G5 – General signs
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Committee Representat ion
Acknowledgement
Copyright
Review of Stan dar ds
CONTENTS
Referenced Documents
USEFUL WEBSITES
Preface
Foreword
1 General
1.1 scope
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Interpretation
1.4 Legislation
1.5 Requirement for building consent applications
1.6 Inspections
2 Options for the location of safety barriers and fences for swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
2.1 Introduction
2.2 General
2.3 Requirements for new and existing pools
2.4 Requirements of barriers/fences
2.5 Boundary fences
2.6 Balcony
2.7 Indoor pools
2.8 Ornamental ponds
2.9 Access to the house through the pool area
2.10 Pools under construction
3 Design of safety barriers and fences for swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
3.1 General
3.2 Design and construction of elements of a barrier/fence
3.3 Barriers/fencing
3.4 Gates and fittings
3.5 Retaining wall or other such barrier
3.6 Child-resistant openable portion of window
3.7 Doors
3.8 Balcony
3.9 Above-ground swimming pools
3.10 Above-ground spas and hot tubs
4 Performance tests for safety barriers/fences and closing latching devices
4.1 General
4.2 Strength and rigidity of openings
4.3 Strength of posts and footings
4.4 Strength of barrier/fencing components
4.5 Closing and latching of gates
4.6 Closing and latching of doors
5 Water safety warning signage
5.1 General
5.2 Wording
5.3 Placement
5.4 Life expectancy/materials
5.5 Attachment
5.6 Replacement
5.7 Weight and sizes of signage
Appendix
A – Inspection regime
B – Examples of pool barriers/fences
C – Test for strength and rigidity of barrier/fencing openings
D – Strength test for posts and footings
E – Strength test for rigid barrier/fencing components
F – Strength test for flexible materials and components
G – Water safety warning signage
Table
3.1 – Maximum apertures for size of barriers/fencing
5.1 – Weight and sizes of signage
Figure
2.1 – Typical examples of outdoor pool barriers (not to scale)
3.1 – Perpendicular fencing dimensions on sloping ground
3.2 – Effective fencing height
3.3 – Maximum aperture size on fencing
3.4 – Barriers/fencing with projections such as ornamental brick or stonework
3.5 – Spacing of accessible horizontal members, or projections or indentations
3.6 – Latch shielding for gates of open construction
3.7 – Retaining wall or other such barrier
3.8 – Height limitations on child-resistant windows
3.9 – Balcony projecting into immediate pool area
3.10 – Above-ground pool with barrier
3.11 – Example of typical spa pool
C1 – Test object for testing openings and other components
D1 – Test object for barrier/fencing posts
F1 – Test object for testing flexible materials and components
G1 – Swimming pool warning signage
G2 – Water warning signage
G3 – Spa cover warning signage
G4– Hot tub cover warning signage
G5 – General signs
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NZS 8500:2006
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