I have a very large backyard pool with all the required fencing and surrounds. The pool inspector visited our house, and it did not pass inspection because of a spindly, scraggy shrub outside the fence the first time that inspection cost $350, the final inspection we passed another $200 paid. We also replaced one fence that was deemed pool safe a few years ago, but is now longer deemed safe. We will have to pay to have the pool inspected all over again in 3 years time I have no objections to this, but I did ask the pool inspector why man made pools in estates did not require safety barriers. He just shook his head and said the government has no rules for it.
What do others think about this? Should it be mandatory to have man made pools fitted with safety barriers? It may save lives in the future.