Description

F9/AS1 provides a means of compliance with Building Code Clause F9. 

Clause F9 has the requirements to prevent unsupervised access by children under five years of age to residential pools.

It requires barriers around pools to restrict unsupervised access by children. Barriers can include gates and suitably constructed doors. Some small heated pools may have a removable cover rather than a surrounding barrier.

F9/AS1 provides the Acceptable Solution for swimming pool barriers in general.

Scope

This Acceptable Solution provides a means for restricting the unsupervised access of children under 5 years of age to residential pools. It describes acceptable methods of construction for barriers surrounding pools as well as the construction and operation of doors, gates and windows that provide access to an immediate pool area.