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         <title><![CDATA[New “Era of Responsibility” Impacts Parents and Pool Owners]]></title>
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I would like to congratulation President Obama. I’ve appreciated the fact that he’s called for a new era of responsibility. This got me thinking on something that has been uppermost in my mind recently – ensuring child safety in commercial pools and spas.
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According to an article in the Wall Street Journal about 80% of approximately 300,000 public pools and spas around the country still have not complied with new federal safety requirements, which took effect in December...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Story behind the Virginia Graeme Baker Act – Why children’s lives are at stake]]></title>
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A lot of the focus on the Virginia Graeme Baker Act has been on commercial pool owners and operators. Many are still scrambling to meet the December 18, 2008 deadline. They are worried about fines or having their pool or spa closed down.
However, the focus should be on the lives that will be saved through compliance with these new pool and spa safety standards. Consider Virginia Graeme Baker.
Virginia Graeme Baker, the 7-year-old granddaughter of former U.S. Secretary of State James...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Commercial Pool and Spa Owners Are Confused about New Regulations]]></title>
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Many of Florida’s commercial pool owners are confused about the new requirements under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. It’s not surprising. They need to navigate and understand federal and state standards which include the submission of extensive paperwork. They also are receiving conflicting information from pool companies and the media.
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For example, in a recent article in South Florida...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Drain Covers Now Available to Help You Meet the December 19th Deadline]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Commercial pool and spa owners have less than a month to locate and install a new drain cover. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act’s new safety standards take effect December 19th.&#160; This isn’t something you want to ignore as there are hefty fines or even imprisonment for noncompliance.

We’ve been waiting on the state of Florida to approve the distribution of a drain cover that meets federal standards and we just received it! Basically the new federal act (VGB) requires that...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Aquastar Wave Drain receives Certification!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Aquastar's "Wave" drain has received it's compliance certification from the state of Florida.&#160; The 12 x 12 cover is available now and the 9 x 9 cover will be available soon as well as a retrofit option.
Please contact us via phone or email to order your product or schedule our service techs to replace your covers today.
Time is running out if you want to meet the December 19th compliance date.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Florida making it difficult to comply with new Federal Pool and Spa Safety Act]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The clock is ticking. When the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act’s new safety standards take effect December 19th public pool and spa owners will face potentially hefty fines or even imprisonment for noncompliance. In fact, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission the maximum penalty for one or more related violations is $1.825 million!

The problem in Florida is new drain covers must also meet state requirements. Even though the deadline for federal compliance is quickly...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Virginia Graeme Baker Act]]></title>
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Hi! This is Jim here with my first ever Pool Talk. I am glad that for this first talk that I have some very important news to share with you. President Bush signed the Virginia Graeme Baker Act into law in December 2007. This law applies to all public pools and spas to prevent drowning and/or entrapment and goes into effect December 19, 2008. What does this mean to you? If you are the operator of a public pool and/or spa then your pool/spa must be fitted with a new main drain...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pool X Perts New Blog]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Our new blog has been launched today. We will be adding pool tips and other bits of interest on a monthly basis. You can read new posts on this blog via the RSS feed.
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         <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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