§8002. Definitions (Pool and Spa Safety Act).

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§8002. Definitions (Pool and Spa Safety Act).

In this chapter:
(1) ASME/ANSI—The term “ASME/ANSI” as applied to a safety standard means such a standard that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
(2) Barrier—The term “barrier” includes a natural or constructed topographical feature that prevents unpermitted access by children to a swimming pool, and, with respect to a hot tub, a lockable cover.
(3) Commission—The term “Commission” means the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(4) Main Drain—The term “main drain” means a submerged suction outlet typically located at the bottom of a pool or spa to conduct water to a recirculating pump.
(5) Safety Vacuum Release System—The term “safety vacuum release system” means a vacuum release system capable of providing vacuum release at a suction outlet caused by a high vacuum occurrence due to a
suction outlet flow blockage.
(6) Swimming Pool; Spa—The term “swimming pool” or “spa” means any outdoor or indoor structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing, including in-ground and above-ground structures, and includes hot tubs, spas, portable spas, and non-portable wading pools.
(7) Unblockable Drain—The term “unblockable drain” means a drain of any size and shape that a human body cannot sufficiently block to create a suction entrapment hazard.
(8) State—The term “State” has the meaning given such term in section 3(10) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C 2052(10) [now 15 USCS § 2052(15).])section 2052(10) 1 of this title, and includes the Northern Mariana Islands. For purposes of eligibility for the grants authorized under section 1405 [15 USCS § 8004] of this title, such term shall also include any political subdivision of a State. [2011]