Pool safety in Mobile County turns on two things: self-latching gates and drain covers. MCHD Rules §9.2 require self-closing, positive self-latching gates, and §4.8 requires an anti-vortex drain cover to prevent entrapment.
Under MCHD Rules §9.2, gates and doors in a public pool barrier must be self-closing with a positive self-latching mechanism set at least forty-five inches high and fitted with permanent locks. Section 4.8 requires the main drain outlet to carry an anti-vortex cover or approved grating designed to prevent bodily entrapment, and bars operating the pool if the cover is missing or damaged. Federal law, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, requires compliant anti-entrapment drain covers on every public pool and spa nationwide.
Operating a public pool with a missing, broken, or unsecured main drain cover is prohibited and forces immediate closure. Gates that fail to self-latch are a cited safety defect.
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