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"Early Show" consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen reported Thursday that drains present hidden hazards in both pools and spas. And they can be deadly. A drain in a hot tub is what killed 7-year ...
ABC News investigation finds many hotel and public pools with dangerous drains. July 23, 2008— -- Despite a new federal law that takes effect later this year, an ABC News undercover ...
"There's too much at stake." CLICK HERE TO WATCH A GOOD MORNING AMERICA INVESTIGATION OF POOL DRAINS The vacuum effect in pool drains is powerful enough to hold swimmers, especially children ...
The pools closed for the season on ... there were two incidents of evisceration/ disembowelment nationally from children sitting on unsafe drains, according to a March U.S. Consumer Product ...
Although no such incidents have happened at any of the Rochester public pools, lifeguards still watch out for anything that could lead to an occurrence. All drains at Silver Lake Pool are screwed ...
The water that flows down neighborhood storm drains is not filtered before it drains into local streams and reservoirs, which can harm wildlife. “Native fish and other aquatic life living in our ...
A press release from the Health Department said that since August 2009, the pools received six warnings that if they did not make federally required adjustments to the drain system by Oct. 1, the ...
Aliyah Jaico’s drowning, which occurred Saturday night, serves as a stark reminder of the potential dangers lurking in swimming pools ... suction force of pool drains, reducing the likelihood ...
Pools and water parks in Boulder scrambled over the winter to install special drains to comply with a new federal law intended to make them safer for swimmers. Boulder officials say the drains at ...
However, the new law also requires that pools have two or more drains, which in some cases means a major construction project.
Boulder is outfitting the five municipal pools with drains to meet new federal safety requirements, said Paul Bousquet, spokesman for the parks and recreation department. Scott Carpenter and ...