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Pool safety compliance inspections
Have a swimming pool or spa?
In 2019, it became mandatory by VIC state law to have your pool or spa barrier inspected for safety and compliance.
We help you lodge your certificate of barrier compliance with your council and make the pool safety compliance process easy with written reports including photographs, and explanations on results.
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Understanding Australian and VIC standards. Experts in rectifications for safety, compliance and security.
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We are a Warrnambool and regional VIC-based building and pool safety solution for new and investment property owners. We are focused on quality work, reliability and compliance.
Do you know if your barriers are non-compliant?
All the compliance solutions to the VIC pool safety laws
Get assessed for your certificate of barrier compliance.
We comprehensively inspect the
• non compliance zone
• gate hinges and latches
• pool fence height
• distance between vertical and bottom elements of a fence
Our pool safety compliance inspections
Compliance inspection
Issuing a certificate of barrier compliance
Determining whether the swimming pool and/or spa barrier and surrounding areas are compliant
Reinspection
When rectifications are required following your first compliance inspection as the follow up to issue your certificate of barrier compliance
Shared pool inspection
Helping property, body corporate, hotel, motel and hostel managers in the property industry with shared pool inspections
Pool safety compliance inspection FAQs
Do you know if your barriers are non-compliant?
All your pool safety questions answered here
What is a swimming pool?
The VBA Victorian Building Authority defines a swimming pool as
- above-ground pools and spas, including relocatable and inflatable pools capable of holding more than 300 mm (30 cm) depth of water and require assembly on site.
- in-ground pools and spas
- indoor pools and spas
- bathing and wading pools capable of containing more than 300 mm (30 cm) depth of water.
Swimming pools include concrete pools, fibreglass pools, inflatable pools, temporary pools, wading pools, above ground pools and spa pools. A spa pool is classified as a swimming pool but includes any excavation, structure, or vessel in the nature of a spa pool, flotation tank, tub – though not a spa bath.
A swimming pool, swimming pool spa, swimming bath, wading pool or paddling pool is designed as a structure to hold a minimum of 300mm water for swimming and other water activities while adding value and lifestyle benefits to a property.
What is pool safety compliance?
Statistics show children aged 0-4 years are at highest risk of drownings in private swimming pools, with inadequate pool fencing a major contributiion to these drownings.
The ultimate goal for pool compliance is to prevent these drownings, particularly focusing on pool fence and barriers.
Pool compliance means your swimming pool and/or spa meets the legal pool safety requirements for
- height and strength of barriers
- non-climbable zones
- gates and their latching requirements, and
- preventing direct access from a building into a pool area
What is certificate of barrier compliance?
A swimming pool certificate of barrier compliance certifies a swimming pool or swimming pool spa’s fences and barriers meet the state’s safety requirements.
In Victoria, inspections of your pool or spa barrier and pool certificates of barrier compliance are issued by
- a registered building surveyor
- a registered building inspector (Pool Safety)
- a municipal building surveyor
This certificate needs to be renewed every 4 years.
If building surveyor or building inspector (pool safety) finds a pool does not meet the swimming pool spa fences and barriers safety requirements, a certificate of barrier non-compliance is issued.
Depending upon the rectification work required, this certificate is valid for up to 7 days or 60 days, allowing any necessary rectification works to be completed
Why do I need a certificate of barrier compliance?
In 2019, VIC laws required all properties with a swimming pool or spa pool to comply with the pool safety laws with valid safety certification, such as
- Form 23 certificate of barrier compliance
- Form 24 certificate of barrier non compliance, or
- relevant occupation certificate
What is a building inspector (pool safety)?
In VIC, pool safety inspectors issue Form 23 pool certificates of barrier compliance and Form 24 pool certificates of barrier non-compliance. The building inspector (pool safety)’s role is to inspect pools, spas and barriers,
What happens at a pool inspection?
Your pool safety inspector completes an onsite inspection, checking your pool, spa and barriers are compliant to the Australian Standard and state regulations.
What are the top reasons for failing an inspection?
- Gate hinges and/or latches are faulty or do not self-close
- Climbable objects such as trees, plant pots, BBQs and clothes lines are too close to a pool fence
- Pool fence height is less than 1200mm or boundary fence height is less than 1800mm
- Distance between the vertical elements of a fence is greater than 100mm
- Distance below the bottom of the fence is greater than 100mm
These all have easy solutions.
VIC checklists
VBA POOL AND SPA SAFETY BARRIER SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST 1
For pool and spa barriers installed before 1991
VBA POOL AND SPA SAFETY BARRIER SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST 2
For pool and spa barriers installed 8 April 1991 – 30 April 2010
VBA POOL AND SPA SAFETY BARRIER SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST 3
For pool and spa barriers installed from 1 May 2010
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We are your regional Victorian pool and property building inspector dedicated to providing efficient and reliable building and pool safety inspections and certification for Warrnambool and regional Victoria, including Ararat, Bushfield, Camperdown, Casterton, Cobden, Coleraine, Dunkeld, Dennington, Hamilton, Koroit, Mortlake, Port Fairy, Portland, Terang, Timboon, Woodford - and beyond. Just ask.
What our customers have to say
“Matt was easy to work with. Did everything asked of him in inspecting our rental property. Gave an extremely detailed report. Followed up with us and made sure we understood everything in the report and what we didn't he talked us through. Would use again without hesitation. If we built a new home we would engage matt at an early stage.”
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“Matty has been amazing from the start of our build, right through to the end. Always professional, easy to get ahold of, and communicated with us well.
The reports were full of pictures and detail, and he always followed up to walk through the report with us.
Without Mattie, we would have ended up with a different house so we can only thank him for the millionth time and encourage others to obtain his services, you won't go wrong.”
Rachael D
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"Matt's report was very detailed, professional and easy to understand. It allowed us to make an informed about the property we were looking to buy. Matt's follow up conversation about his report was professional as he explained all the points in his report thoroughly."
Martino F
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“Matty was extremely thorough with his inspection and report. He followed up with a phone call to ensure we understood the report and to answer any questions we had. He is very knowledgeable and would absolutely use him again and recommend him.”
Ella S