October 24, 2007

Hanley Wood Announces Plan to Merge Expo with AQUA Show in 2008
On October 18, Hanley Wood Exhibitions announced that the International Pool & Spa Expo | Backyard Living Expo will merge with the AQUA Show in 2008 for a mega combination show that will generate tremendous growth opportunities for the pool, spa, and backyard marketplace industries. Click here to read the press release.


APSP Directs $30,000 of NSPF Grant Budget for Research on Long-Term Health Data of Swimmers
APSP has directed that a National Swimming Pool Foundation grant of $30,000 be awarded to fund research by Dr. Stephen N. Blair, P.E.D., University of South Carolina, to compare the long-term health data of swimmers to other populations. Data is to be analyzed from more than 75,000 individuals and compiled by the Cooper Institute. “This study is very exciting, since it focuses on how using pools impacts people’s health,” said Bill Weber, APSP President and CEO. MORE.

Good News! Senate Passes Returning Worker Exemption
The U.S. Senate voted October 16 to extend a provision of the visa program that enables small businesses to rehire seasonal foreign workers. The returning worker exemption expired September 30, causing many business owners to fear that they would be unable to hire seasonal foreign workers in 2008. The legislation, as part of the Senate spending bill for Commerce, Justice and Science, would extend the exemption through September 30, 2008. The Senate bill must still be reconciled with a House version, and the final legislation must be signed by President Bush. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), who has championed the provision, said she would continue working to make it permanent.

CBP Recognition Dinner: RSVPs Due This Friday!
All CBP Certified Building Professionals® are invited by the APSP Builders Council to attend the first annual Certified Building Professionals Recognition Dinner on Tuesday, November 27 in Orlando, Florida. The event will honor the growing fraternity of CBPs within the industry. CBPs and guests will enjoy a special evening of networking, food, drink, and the presentation of the first-ever CBP of the Year Award. CBPs are asked to RSVP by October 26. MORE.

APSP Events at Expo
Don’t miss the International Pool & Spa Expo, November 28-30 in Orlando, FL. If you haven’t yet joined, visit the APSP Membership Booth (just outside the show entrance) and sign up as a member to get FREE admission to the show. On the show floor, visit us at Booth 1629 to get a copy of the brand-new APSP Quarterly, technical manuals, standards, and much more. Click here for details on APSP show events and offerings.

APSP Golf Tournament Cancelled
The APSP President’s Cup Golf Tournament, originally planned for Monday, November 26 in Orlando, Florida, has been cancelled. For further information, contact Marianne Kiernan at 703.647.2546 or mkiernan@APSP.org.

APSP Invites Participation for ANSI Review of New National Water Quality Standard
APSP invites members to participate on the ANSI consensus voting body and the ANSI Public Review for the new model national code for water quality in public pools, spas, and hot tubs draft standard. The new standard, APSP-11 Water Quality for Public Pools and Spas, covers EPA-registered sanitizers and systems, supplemental sanitizers, water balance, physical/ environmental/operational parameters, microbiological, and contaminants. The standard is designed for adoption by state and local code officials to establish a uniform national standard for treated recreational water venues. For more information, contact Jeanette Smith.

For a description of APSP-11, click here.

APSP CT Chapter Hosts Code Officials to Discuss ANSI-7 Standard
Following a fatal suction entrapment incident in Greenwich, CT, involving a young boy who became entrapped in a residential pool and drowned, Carvin DiGiovanni attended a local chapter meeting on August 16 in Greenwich with about 30 building code officials to discuss the ANSI/APSP-7 2006 Standard for Suction Entrapment Avoidance. The meeting was hosted by APSP Connecticut member builder John Romano at his pool company, All American Pools & Spas. MORE.

 

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