van Weerdenburg Katherine, Mitchell Rebecca, Wallner Frank
Safe Communities Program, Healthy Cities Illawarra Inc, New South Wales.
Health Promot J Austr. 2006 Apr;17(1):37-42. doi: 10.1071/he06037.
Since 1992, swimming pool fencing has been a legislative requirement in New South Wales (NSW), yet compliance with the NSW Swimming Pool Act is mixed. Local councils are responsible for the enforcement of the act. However, their approach to enforcement and the management of backyard swimming pool safety inspections is varied.
A random sample of backyard swimming pools was inspected in Council A and existing compliance data for pools in two other councils (B and C) were obtained. Pool owners in Council A were surveyed regarding their attitudes to pool fencing and inspections. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with council employees.
Pool compliance rates across the three council areas varied. In Councils A and C, 51% and 54% of pools, respectively, were found to be non-compliant at the first inspection. Following re-inspection in Council A of 227 pools, a further 125 pools reached compliance. In Council B, 97% of the inspected pools were compliant.
This study provides evidence of poor backyard swimming pool safety compliance where local government inspection activity is minimal or non-existent.
自1992年以来，新南威尔士州（NSW）一直有关于游泳池围栏的立法要求，但对《新南威尔士州游泳池法案》的遵守情况参差不齐。地方议会负责该法案的执行。然而，他们的执法方式以及对后院游泳池安全检查的管理各不相同。
在A议会对后院游泳池进行了随机抽样检查，并获取了另外两个议会（B和C）中游泳池的现有合规数据。对A议会的泳池所有者进行了关于他们对泳池围栏和检查态度的调查。对议会工作人员进行了半结构化访谈。
三个议会区域的泳池合规率各不相同。在A议会和C议会，首次检查时分别发现51%和54%的泳池不符合规定。在A议会对227个泳池进行重新检查后，又有125个泳池达到了合规标准。在B议会，97%的被检查泳池符合规定。
本研究提供了证据，表明在地方政府检查活动极少或不存在的情况下，后院游泳池安全合规情况不佳。
