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•How to Prevent a Child from Getting UNDER How to Prevent a Child from Getting a Pool Barrier THROUGH a Pool Barrier For any pool barrier,the Treventing a child from Gates: When the release mecha- inaximum clearance at �-/getting through a pool There are two kinds of nism of the self-latching the bottom of the barrier 11 barrier can be done by gates which might be found on device is less than 54 inches should not exceed 4 inches restricting the sizes of open- a residential property. Both from the bottom of the gate, above grade,when the meas- ings in a barrier and by using can play a part in the design of the release mechanism for the urement is done on the side of self-closing and self-latching a swimming pool barrier. gate should be at least 3 inches the barrier facing away from gates. below the top of the gate on the pool. To prevent a young child Pedestrian Gates: the side facing the pool. from getting through a fence These are the gates people Placing the release mechanism or other barrier,all openings walk through. Swimming pool at this height prevents a young should be small enough so that barriers should be equipped child from reaching over the a 4-inch diameter sphere can- with a gate or gates which top of a gate and releasing the not pass through.This size is restrict access to the pool.A latch. based on the head breadth and locking device should be chest depth of a young child. included in the gate design. 1120 Y Gates should open out from I the pool and should be self- 4" elf- closing and self-latching. If a Pf 4 \ gate is properly designed, even if the gate is not completely . latched,a young child pushing / 4' on the gate in order to enter 18" Aboveground Pool with > the pool area will at least close Barrier on Top of Pool: the gate and may actually If an aboveground pool engage the latch. has a barrier on the top of the pool,the maximum vertical clearance between the top of Also, the gate and barrier the pool and the bottom of the should have 1/ opening barrier.should not exceed th greater than inch within 18 inches of the latch release 4 inches. mechanism.This prevents a young child from reaching through the gate and releasing L the latch. jJ11 All Other Gates(Vehicle Entrances,Etc.): 4" Other gates should be equipped with self-latching devices. The self-latching devices should be installed as /n described for pedestrian gates. 4