Certification of Custom & Large Area Grates for Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act / VGB / CPSC Compliance
Online, August 5, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Professional Aquatic Engineering & Compliance (PAEC) evaluates existing grates, designs new non-standard "field fabricated" grates, and legally certifies custom and large area main drain grates for VGB and APSP-16 compliance per US Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements.
PAEC provides commercial, public, municipal, institutional, and competitive aquatic facilities legal assurance of their compliance with the Federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007 (VGB) including main drain grate design, replacement sourcing, and signed certification of conformance of custom, and large area main drain grate(s) or grating.
PAEC assists aquatic facilities comply with VGB through underwater video recorded inspection assessment, recirculation and feature pumping system component evaluation, and issuance of work directives / grate specifications required for conformance with the underlying ANSI/APSP-16 2011 grate standard, American National Standard for Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs (successor standard to ASME A112.19.8).
PAEC are often able to provide a signed certificate of conformity of existing stainless steel grates negating the need for replacement. Some facilities, particularly those with plastic grates, require specification of replacement grates and satisfactory contractor completion of any work directives issued prior to executing the formal certificate. The certificate legally attests to the grate and facility's compliance to VGB and certifies atypical or large area grates as conforming to the underlying grate standard as field built outlets.
PAEC also provides legal assurance via independent third party written certifications attesting to contractor construction workmanship performance, regulatory compliance, and product specification functionality and suitability.
PAEC has over twelve years of combined experience in state aquatic regulation and private practice to keenly understand the requirements for public health safety, regulatory compliance, industry standard conformance, site maintenance operations, and proper component specification / configuration, and entrapment avoidance methodology implementation.