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June 20, 2007
Wasserman Schultz Reintroduces Federal Pool & Spa Safety Act
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) has reintroduced the federal Pool & Spa Safety Act (H.R. 1721) in the House of Representatives. The bill, which failed to become law in 2006, would create incentives (in the form of federal grants administered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to states that adopt pool and spa safety codes that include anti-drowning measures such as fencing, safety drains, and increased public awareness messaging. (To view the bill, click here, select Bill Number, and type in HR1721.) MORE.
Show the World Your Best Work!
APSP International Awards of Excellence
Entry Deadline is August 3, 2007!
Be recognized for your expertise in design, construction, or installation of the world’s most prestigious pools, hot tubs, and water features!
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APSP to meet with the CEC on the energy efficiency of spas sold in CA
The APSP Spa/CEC Advisory Group will meet with the California Energy Commission (CEC) on July 13 in San Francisco. The meeting will focus on the spa formula in the Title 20 rulemaking concerning energy efficiency standards for portable electrical spas that are intended to be sold in CA. Contact Carvin DiGiovanni for more information. MORE.
Get in on the Ground Floor with CA Title 24 (proposed rulemaking for inground pools)
Title 24 proposed regulations will establish the minimum acceptable pool design for increased energy efficiency for residential pools built in California while maintaining safety standards. These regulations will state how future residential pools in the state are to be designed and built to be more energy-efficient. MORE.
Key Media Seek Out APSP Experts
In order to gain authoritative insight into the pool industry, writers from many publications, including The New York Times, Log Home Living, and HGTVPro, turn to the experts at APSP. A special thanks to Bill Weber, Penny Johnson, Kathleen Carlson, Steve Gorlin, Dick Covert, John Romano, Dr. Stanley Pickens, and all the other APSP members who helped us facilitate these media requests, and many others, on short notice. If you are interested in becoming an expert resource for the media, please contact Christina Cozzi of Gibbs & Soell, Inc.
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Attention, CBPs and CBP Wannabes!
If you are a CBP, Certified Building Professional®, the APSP Builders Council is inviting you to attend a special evening gathering at the International Pool & Spa Expo. Save the date—November 27, 2007. Details coming soon.
Good news for those many builders seeking CBP status this year. APSP has adopted a new effective date that new courses become general prerequisites for the CBP exam. The new effective date—March 15, 2008—means that builders have more time to sign up for the exam before the general prerequisites kick in. To sign up for the CBP exam, contact Bird Dawson (bdawson@APSP.org or 703.838.0083, ext. 152).
APSP Recreational Water Quality (RWQ) Committee Launches E-Newsletter
The RWQ Committee just released its first issue of Recreational Water Quality, a new digital newsletter, to thousands of public health officials nationwide. Each issue will provide officials with coverage of water quality issues related to human health and safety in the aquatic environment, including pool/spa sanitation, water treatment processes, and microbiological issues. The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has posted the RWQ newsletter on the homepage of its website. Go to www.NEHA.org to view it. The newsletter will also be announced in the next NEHA E-news, which will go out at the end of June. NEHA is the national association representing environmental health professionals.
Click here for the June issue.
The RWQ Committee will present its new training module on recreational water illnesses at the (NEHA) Conference on June 20, 2007 during the Swimming Pools/Recreational Waters program, jointly sponsored by NEHA and the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals’ RWQ Committee. For more information, contact Jeanette Smith.
New APSP Members, May 2007
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