Pool & Hot Tub Alliance Welcomes Second Round of Public Comments on Revisions to PHTA/ICC-4 Standard for Aboveground/Onground Residential Swimming Pools

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2024

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Amy Willer
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POOL & HOT TUB ALLIANCE WELCOMES SECOND ROUND OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON REVISIONS TO PHTA/ICC-4 STANDARD FOR ABOVEGROUND/ONGROUND RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS

(Alexandria, Va.) — The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), the trade association representing the swimming pool, hot tub, and spa industry, is inviting a second round of public review and comments on revisions to the ANSI/APSP/ICC-4 2012 (R2022) American National Standard for Aboveground/Onground Residential Swimming Pools. The standard in development will be the PHTA/ICC-4 Standard for Aboveground/Onground Residential Swimming Pools. Public review is an important part of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards consensus development process.

This second round is a 30-day public review, and comments are limited to the revisions printed in the September 27, 2024, edition of the ANSI newsletter, Standards Action. These revisions are also available for review on the PHTA website.

The PHTA/ICC-4 standard describes certain criteria for the design, manufacturing, testing, care, and use of aboveground/onground residential (Type-O) non-diving swimming pools and their components. Aboveground/onground residential (Type-O) non-diving swimming pools are defined as pools with a shallow area water depth of 36 in. (914 mm) minimum at the wall and a water depth of 48 in. (1,219 mm) maximum at the wall. This includes portable pools with flexible/non-rigid or rigid side walls which achieve their structural integrity by means of uniform shape, support frame, or a combination thereof, and can be disassembled for storage or relocation.

This standard applies to manufacturers and producers of aboveground/onground residential swimming pools, as well as consumers who use this type of pool.

PHTA invites all pool, spa, and hot tub professionals, as well as non-industry members, to review the revisions printed in Standards Action and submit comments for consideration. The ANSI public review announcement on the required 30-day public review period was published in the ANSI Standards Action on September 27, 2024. All public review comments on the PHTA/ICC-4 Standard are due by October 27, 2024.

For more information on the draft standard, please visit the PHTA/ICC-4 webpage, email standards@phta.org, or call (703) 838-0083.

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About the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance:
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), a non-profit organization with over 3,900 members from around the world, was established in 1956 to support, promote, and protect the common interests of the $62B pool, hot tub, and spa industry. PHTA provides education, advocacy, standards development, research, and market growth initiatives to increase our members’ professionalism, knowledge, and profitability. Additionally, PHTA promotes the use of pools by expanding swimming, water safety, and related research and outreach activities aimed at introducing more people to swimming, making swimming environments safer, and keeping pools open to serve communities. For more information, visit www.phta.org.