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Coastal Contractor

January 2008
Security barriers for hot tubs

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QUESTION & ANSWER Security Barriers for Hot Tubs Q Are security barriers required for hot tubs, as they are for swimming pools? A Glenn Mathewson, a building inspector in Westminster, Colo., responds: The simple answer to this question is yes. Hot tubs and spas provide the same fundamental drowning danger to small children that swimming pools do, and this danger is real. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, pool drowning is the second leading cause of death in children younger than five; approximately 280 die each year. An additional nine die each year in hot-tub drowning accidents. Sadly,

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