VGB Act Webinar Coming November 25 from APSP Career Institute

Steve Barnes, Steve Getzoff, Carvin DiGiovanni Featured Speakers

APSP is conducting a web seminar on November 25 on the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB Act) and what your company needs to do to meet the December 19 federal mandates for public pools and spas (section 1404 of VGB Act). The webinar will be held at 2:00PM ET. Featured APSP speakers are Steve Barnes, Chair of the APSP Technical Committee, Steve Getzoff, industry expert attorney, and Carvin DiGiovanni, APSP Senior Director, Technical and Standards. This webinar, brought to you by the APSP Career Institute, is FREE for APSP members.

The APSP webinar will cover the following 3 critical federal mandates of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB) that become effective December 19, 2008:

1. All drain covers (public and residential) manufactured, distributed or offered into commerce must comply with the new ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 2007 standard.

2. All public pools and spas (new and existing) must be retrofitted with covers that meet the new ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 2007 standard.

3. All public pools and spas that have a single drain, other than an unblockable drain, must employ one or more additional options.

Do you have questions about how to comply with the VGB Act? Be sure to attend this important event to get your questions answered by the APSP experts.

Click HERE to sign up for the FREE Webinar on November 25.


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