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After recent tragic events in South Florida, counties push for better pool safety laws

After recent tragic events in South Florida, counties push for better pool safety laws

Miami-Dade Commission Passed New Pool Safety Regulations and Broward Moves for Better Pool Safety Laws

July 1 2014, MIAMI (David Sutta, CBSMiami) – The Miami-Dade commission introduced an ordinance Tuesday intended to reduce the number pool deaths by electrocution.

The vote is the first of two that would change the way pools are constructed countywide and stems from a CBS4 investigation into four children shocked in pools earlier this year.

The decision is essentially telling the rest of the State of Florida current pool laws on the books are not good enough. In a state with more than a million pools, many counties will likely be looking to copy what Miami-Dade is doing, to prevent further tragedies.

The CBS4 investigation started in April with a 7-year-old boy who was electrocuted as he swam in his pool. Days later, across town, surveillance cameras captured the chaos at the Palms West apartments in Hialeah. Three children were pulled from their pool when a pump sent an electrical charge into the water. Click here to view the CBS4 Investigation.

September 17, 2014 MIAMI (CBSMiami) Broward County joined Miami-Dade Wednesday in an effort to mandate new pools carry low voltage power. Click here to view the report.

Mike Holt Comment: I would not permit a light in my pool, except optical fiber and I encourage electrical contractors to recommend to the customers to have the pool light ‘disconnected’ from the power source, and to have the wiring, bonding, and GFCI protection inspected to ensure that the installation is safe.

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This is a great question, and I must add the question What happens if the transformer is wired in REVERSE? Florida HAS MADE GREAT ADVANCES IN HORRIBLE SUCTION FAULTS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS ENFORCEMENT AND PRICE THOUGH. Another huge problem is COST. I dont understand why a 10$, LIFE SAVING PART, would be marked up 300%, when we're still in a ressesion. Realistate sales is a major means of income in Florida, with corners cut on a large majority of sales. INSPECTIONS DONT INCLUDE PROPER LIGHT NICHE WIRING. 'Qualified' inspectors more often wouldnt even know what to look for. Its definately a gray area worth putting some more safety regulations into. And making a tranformer THAT WONT WORK IF WIRED IMPROPERLY seems like a fair answer to me. I was LUCKY. Its NOT AN AREA TO EVER TRUST LUCK TO.

Ben Neikes December 6 2014, 9:23 am EST

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