Can I walk on a pool cover?
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The law requires owners of private pools for individual or collective use to install a safety device to avoid any risk of drowning.
Swimming pools and safety
What are these safety features? Concretely, it is to isolate the basin. The pool must then be in an enclosed space, closed on all sides and accessible only by a gate that can be locked.
Among the security devices, the owners have the choice between installing a set of protective barriers and gates, setting up an audible alarm system (to detect immersions and/ or intrusions in the secure perimeter of the pool), or cover the entire pool area.
Which cover to choose and how to install it?
Finally, it is also possible to attach a secure protective cover, still it is necessary that this protective cover respects the standard in force (cf site of the Public Service > https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1722). Therefore, you cannot install a simple plastic sheet above the pool as a protection equipment against drowning.
To answer the question "Can you walk on a pool cover", the answer is yes, but only if it is a real safety cover whose role is to secure the pool. In addition, it will be possible to walk on it only if it is attached to the edges of the basin.
If these conditions are not met, walking on the tarp is a real danger! Do not venture on it. To avoid drowning, always check the pool environment and remember to close the separation gate between the garden and the pool area when you are no longer there.
Consult our special section pool covers and discover our references of rectangular, square or round protective covers.
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